in vacuo
Americanadverb
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in a vacuum.
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in isolation.
adverb
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in a vacuum
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in isolation; without reference to facts or evidence
Example Sentences
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No man," said he, "can study Christian theology in vacuo.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hermes was still in vacuo, so we didn't have to cycle the airlock.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
And when the Vessels are carried back into the cold place, the Thermometer in vacuo will grow cold almost as soon as the other Thermometer.
From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir
That a vast amount of radiant heat rushes through a cloud is clearly shown by exposing a thermometer with black bulb in vacuo.
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by M'Pherson, J. G.
To avoid unnecessary complications we shall assume this latter condition in all the following discussion, which is equivalent simply to assuming that all our electrical measurements are made in air or in vacuo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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