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sealing
sealingusing an adhesive agent to close or secure something: She used sealing wax on the envelope.
Not to be confused with:ceiling – interior upper surface of a room: The entryway had a high ceiling.; a maximum limit; vertical boundary, cloud coverseal 1 C0184600 (sēl)n.1. a. A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas: used caulk as a seal around the window.b. An airtight closure: a door that lacks a tight seal.c. Something, such as a piece of tape, that is placed on a product or package to show that the contents have not been tampered with.d. The water in the trap of a drain that prevents sewer gas from escaping into a room.2. a. A design used to identify a person or thing or to show that something is authentic, accurate, or of good quality: The title page is marked with the publisher's seal. Does the scale have the inspector's seal?b. A small decorative paper sticker.3. a. A die or signet having a raised or incised emblem used to stamp an impression on a receptive substance such as wax or lead.b. The impression so made.c. The design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user: a monarch's seal.d. A small disk or wafer of wax, lead, or paper bearing such an imprint and affixed to a document to prove authenticity or to secure it.4. An indication or symbol regarded as guaranteeing or authenticating something: The choral director gave the program his seal of approval.tr.v. sealed, seal·ing, seals 1. a. To close or fasten with a seal: seal an envelope; seal a test tube.b. To prevent (a liquid or gas) from escaping: Charring a piece of meat seals in the juices.c. To cover, secure, or fill up (an opening): sealed the hole in the pipe with epoxy.d. To apply a waterproof coating to: seal a blacktop driveway.e. To secure or prevent passage into and out of (an area). Often used with off: The police sealed off the crime scene.2. To affix a seal to (something) in order to prove authenticity, accuracy, or quality.3. To establish or determine irrevocably: Our fate was sealed.4. Mormon Church To make (a marriage, for example) eternally binding; solemnize forever.Idioms: (one's) lips are sealed Used to indicate that one will not disclose a piece of information. under seal Having an impression or emblem attesting to a document's authenticity and reliability.
[Middle English, die or signet for stamping an impression, from Old French seel, from Vulgar Latin *sigellum, from Latin sigillum, diminutive of signum, sign, seal; see sekw- in Indo-European roots.]
seal′a·ble adj.
seal 2 C0184600 (sēl)n.1. Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, found chiefly in cold regions and having a sleek torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers.2. The pelt or fur of one of these animals, especially a fur seal.3. Leather made from the hide of one of these animals.intr.v. sealed, seal·ing, seals To hunt seals.
[Middle English sele, from Old English seolh.]sealing (ˈsiːlɪŋ) n1. (Building) a substance that seals; sealant2. the process of making (a document) inaccessible or secret3. the process of closing something up
sealing (ˈsiːlɪŋ) n (Fishing) seal huntingsealer, sealing - A sealer is a seal hunter and seal hunting is called sealing.See also related terms for hunting.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sealing - the act of treating something to make it repel waterwaterproofingprotection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
Translationssealing
sealing[′sēl·iŋ] (metallurgy) Impregnation of porous castings with resins to overcome porosity. Reducing porosity of an anodic oxide film on aluminum and aluminum alloys by immersion in boiling water. FinancialSeesealsealing
Synonyms for sealingnoun the act of treating something to make it repel waterSynonymsRelated Words |