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View usage for: (hɜːʳmetɪk) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]If a container has a hermetic seal, the seal is very tight so that no air can get in or out. [technical] This would permit air to enter, breaking the hermetic seal of the jar. Synonyms: airtight, sealed, shut More Synonyms of hermetic hermetically (hɜːʳmetɪkli) adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb] The batteries are designed to be leak-proof and hermetically sealed. 2. adjectiveYou use hermetic to describe something which you disapprove of because it seems to be totally separate from other people and things in society. [written, disapproval] Its film industry operates in its own curiously hermetic way. Their work is more cosily hermetic than ever. Synonyms: isolated, solitary, abnormal, anomalous More Synonyms of hermetic hermetic in British English (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) or hermetical adjective1. sealed so as to be airtight 2. hidden or protected from the outside world Derived forms hermetically (herˈmetically) adverb Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin hermēticus belonging to Hermes Trismegistus, traditionally the inventor of a magic seal Hermetic in British English (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) adjective1. of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings and teachings ascribed to him 2. of or relating to ancient science, esp alchemy hermetic in American English (hərˈmɛtɪk) adjective1. [usually H-] of or derived from Hermes Trismegistus and his lore 2. [sometimes H-]b. hard to understand; obscure 3. completely sealed by fusion, soldering, etc. so as to keep air or gas from getting in or out; airtight : also herˈmetical Derived forms hermetically (herˈmetically) adverb hermeticism (herˈmetiˌcism) (hərˈmɛtəˌsɪzəm) noun Word origin ModL hermeticus < L Hermes < Gr Hermēs (trismegistos); (sense 3) from use in alchemy Synonyms of 'hermetic'airtight, sealed, shut isolated, solitary, abnormal, anomalous More Synonyms of hermetic In other languageshermetic British English: hermetic ADJECTIVE If a container has a hermetic seal, the seal is very tight so that no air can get in or out. This would permit air to enter, breaking the hermetic seal of the jar. - American English: hermetic
- Brazilian Portuguese: hermético
- Chinese: 密封的
- European Spanish: hermético
- French: hermétique
- German: hermetisch
- Italian: ermetico
- Japanese: 密閉の
- Korean: 밀폐된
- European Portuguese: hermético
- Latin American Spanish: hermético
Definition sealed so as to be airtight breaking the hermetic seal of the jar Their work is more cosily hermetic than ever. Additional synonymsDefinition differing from the usual or typical a child with an abnormal fear of strangers Synonyms unusual, different, odd, strange, surprising, out there (slang), extraordinary, remarkable, bizarre, unexpected, curious, weird, exceptional, peculiar, eccentric, unfamiliar, queer, irregular, phenomenal, uncommon, erratic, monstrous, singular, unnatural, deviant (old-fashioned), unconventional, off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, left-field (informal), anomalous, atypical, aberrant, untypical, wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition different from the normal or usual order or type For years his anomalous behaviour has baffled scientists. Synonyms unusual, odd, rare, bizarre, exceptional, peculiar, eccentric, abnormal, irregular, inconsistent, off-the-wall (slang), incongruous, deviating, oddball (informal), out there (slang), atypical, aberrant, outréDefinition closed or fastened A smell of burning came from behind the shut door. Synonyms closed, fastened, sealed, locked - heritage
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