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
It is a liquid which boils in vacuo at 150�, but at 192-195� C. under ordinary atmospheric pressure, with partial decomposition into carbon monoxide and ammonia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
The aqueous solution can be concentrated in vacuo over sulphuric acid until it contains 40% of chloric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
The "economic motive," as already indicated, if left free to work in vacuo, would lead us to anarchy.
From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)
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