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hermetically

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her·met·ic  (hr-mtk) also her·met·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air.
2. Impervious to outside interference or influence: the hermetic confines of an isolated life.
3. often Hermetic
a. Mythology Of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the works ascribed to him.
b. Having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; magical.

[New Latin hermticus, alchemical, from Medieval Latin Herms (Trismegistus); see Hermes Trismegistus.]

her·meti·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.hermetically - in an airtight manner; "this bag is hermetically sealed"
Translations
hermetically [həːˈmɛtɪkəlɪ] adv hermetically sealed → herméticamente cerrado
hermetically [həːˈmɛtɪklɪ] advhermétique
hermetically [həːˈmɛtɪklɪ] adv hermetically sealed → hermetisch verschlossen
hermetically [həːˈmɛtɪklɪ] advermeticamente;
hermetically sealed → ermeticamente chiuso


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This was hermetically closed by a plate of aluminum, fastened internally by powerful screw-pressure.
This done, the hatches are replaced, and hermetically closed, like a closet walled up.
We raced like madmen along the two galleries; we visited doors and windows--they were closed, hermetically closed.
 
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