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in vacuo

American  
[in wah-koo-oh, in vak-yoo-oh] / ɪn ˈwɑ kʊˌoʊ, ɪn ˈvæk juˌoʊ /

adverb

Latin.
  1. in a vacuum.

  2. in isolation.


in vacuo British  
/ ɪn ˈvækjʊˌəʊ /

adverb

  1. in a vacuum

  2. in isolation; without reference to facts or evidence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Dr. Ethel Brewster suggests the following interpretations: An chimoera bombinans in vacuo devorat secundas intentiones.

From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various

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

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

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