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hermetically

American  
[hur-met-ik-lee] / hɜrˈmɛt ɪk li /

adverb

  1. so as to be airtight.

    hermetically sealed.


Etymology

Origin of hermetically

First recorded in 1595–1605; hermetic + -ally

Example Sentences

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“We have to remind ourselves that we can’t exist in these frictionless, hermetically sealed bubbles,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The shelters feature a main door that seals hermetically and a decontamination chamber where people can shower if they have been in a contaminated environment.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

"They all need feeding, they're not totally hermetically sealed off from the world," says Stephen Bullivant, professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St Mary's University, Twickenham.

From BBC May 1, 2025

Yet, selected proteins can pass because the barrier is not hermetically sealed.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2024

“Sounds like it’s either that, or put him into a hermetically sealed box for the next four or five years—I’m joking, I’m joking!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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