hermetically : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hermetically	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hermetically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hermetically adv in an airtight manner; "this bag is hermetically sealed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hermetically \Hermet"ically\, adv. 1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. --Boyle. 2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure. Note: A vessel or tube is hermetically* sealed when it is closed completely against the passage of air or other fluid by fusing the extremity; -- sometimes less properly applied to any air-tight closure.