hermetic
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ɪk adjective
1.
made airtight by fusion or sealing.
2.
not affected by outward influence or power; isolated.
3.
(sometimes initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of occult science, especially alchemy.
4.
(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.
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World English Dictionary
hermetic or hermetical (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sealed so as to be airtight |
| 2. | hidden or protected from the outside world |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to | |
| hermetical or hermetical | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to | |
| her'metically or hermetical | |
| —adv | |
| Hermetic (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings and teachings ascribed to him |
| 2. | of or relating to ancient science, esp alchemy |
| 3. | esoteric or recondite |
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| Hermetic (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to ancient science, esp alchemy |
| 2. | esoteric or recondite |
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Word Origin & History
hermetic
1605 (implied in hermetically), "completely sealed," also (1637) "dealing with occult science or alchemy," from L. hermeticus, from Gk. Hermes, god of science and art, among other things, identified by Neoplatonists, mystics, and alchemists with the Egyptian god Thoth as Hermes Trismegistos "Thrice-Great
Hermes," who supposedly invented the process of making a glass tube airtight (a process in alchemy) using a secret seal.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
hermetic her·met·ic (hər-mět'ĭk) or her·met·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air.
her·met'i·cal·ly adv.
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Example sentences
Hermetic storage bags are commercially available that when sealed are impervious to gas exchange.
Reliability issues include poor mechanical strength, inability to perform hermetic seals, and use under high vapor pressure.
Exclude hermetic, deep well submersible, and other rotating equipment.
For a country that prides itself on its hermetic seal, it has played a pretty impressive game for the past eight years.
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