Hermetically
[hɚ'mɛtɪkli]
Definition
(adv.) in an airtight manner; 'this bag is hermetically sealed'.
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Definition
(adv.) In an hermetical manner; chemically.
(adv.) By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Air-tight, closely
ANT:Loosely, misfittingly
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Examples
- The cans are then removed, the vent hole closed by a drop of solder, and the goods thus hermetically sealed in a cooked or sterilized condition will keep for a long period of time. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The necks of the bulbs had been drawn out and hermetically sealed after the contents had been boiled. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- A bent glass tube was prepared containing at one end a quantity of chloride of silver, saturated with ammonia and hermetically sealed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The former was hermetically sealed at the top and marked off in forty-eight quarter-inch spaces. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is elastic and hermetically closed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- What I wanted was a metal box which might be soldered, or a thick glass jar or bottle which might be stoppered or sealed hermetically. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Machines hermetically seal the tins, and men pack them in crates and carefully weigh them over two scales. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They are cooked at a high temperature and hermetically sealed. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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