hermetically
/hɜrˈmɛtɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that is completely sealed so that no air or gas can escape or enter.
- The spacecraft's cabin was hermetically closed before launch to protect the astronauts.
- Scientists store important samples in hermetically sealed containers to prevent contamination.
- The jar was hermetically sealed to keep the pickles fresh for years.
- In a way that is isolated or cut off from outside influence.
- The country's economy was hermetically closed to foreign trade during the war.
- The artist lived a hermetically private life, rarely speaking to the press.
- The small village remained hermetically cut off from the modern world for centuries.
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