hermétique

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

hertique

from English hermetic, hermetic vase: "said of a particular mode of closing vessels made by alchemists" ; (1620) hermetic closure; (1837) takes the general meaning of "perfectly airtight".

Definitions

chimie
architecture

Synonym

en vase clos

Plural

hermétiques

Translations

  • germangerman:hermetisch
  • englishenglish:hermetic
  • spanishspanish:hermético
  • finnishfinnish:ilmatiivis
  • greekgreek:ερμητικός
  • portugueseportuguese:hermético
  • russianrussian:герметичный

See also

hermétiques (adj.) hermétisme (cn.) hermétiste (adj.) herméticité (cn.)