hermetically seal
To seal with an airtight sealTo seal with an airtight seal.
» “Vocabulary” and “grammar” are not hermetically sealed-off categories.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To seal with an airtight seal.
They hermetically sealed the kettles to accelerate the cooking.
Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.
герметизи́роватьgermetizírovatʹ
герметизува́тиhermetyzuváty, загерметизува́тиzahermetyzuváty
(transitive)To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from.
We were hermetically sealing ourselves within the seemingly safe cocoon of groupthink.
герметизува́тиhermetyzuváty, загерметизува́тиzahermetyzuváty
Examples
2 sentences“Vocabulary” and “grammar” are not hermetically sealed-off categories.
The door was hermetically sealed. No sound from outside reached my ears.
Translations
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Origin
See hermeticSee hermetic
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Forms
hermetically seals, hermetically sealing, hermetically sealed, hermetically sealed| Base form | hermetically seal · to hermetically seal |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hermetically seals |
| Present participle | hermetically sealing |
| Past simple | hermetically sealed |
| Past participle | hermetically sealed |
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Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle