Hermetically vs Sealed - What's the difference?

hermetically | sealed |

As an adverb hermetically

is with a hermetic seal; so as to be airtight.

As a verb sealed is

(seal).

As an adjective sealed is

closed by a seal.

hermetically

English

Adverb

(en adverb)

With a hermetic seal; so as to be airtight.

Derived terms

* hermetically sealed

sealed

English

Verb

(head)

(seal)

Adjective

(-)

Closed by a seal.

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Preventing entrance.

(computing, object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.

Synonyms

* (preventing entrance) impermeable

Derived terms

* heat-sealed * hermetically sealed * keep one's lips sealed * my lips are sealed * sealed battery * sealed-beam headlight * sealed bearing * sealed bid * sealed book * sealed cabin * sealed crustless sandwich * sealed earth * sealed indictment * sealed instrument * sealed jar technique * Sealed Knot * sealed off, sealed-off * sealed orders * sealed pattern * sealed porter * sealed record * sealed refrigeration compressor * sealed room * sealed round * sealed second-price auction * sealed server * sealed source * sealed system * sealed unit * sealed verdict * * tar-sealed * unsealed

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