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
This experiment was intended, like the rubbing of the blocks of ice in vacuo by Davy, to meet the objection that the heat developed by friction was due to the action of the air.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
The condensation is accomplished by simple evaporation of the watery part, in pans in vacuo.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
The period of swing would only be a little increased over what it would be in vacuo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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