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• Hermetic — Her*met ic, Hermetical Her*met ic*al, a. [F. herm[ e]tique. See Note under {Hermes}, 1.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. Delusions of the hermetic art. Burke. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hermetic art — Hermetic Her*met ic, Hermetical Her*met ic*al, a. [F. herm[ e]tique. See Note under {Hermes}, 1.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. Delusions of the hermetic art. Burke.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hermetic books — Hermetic Her*met ic, Hermetical Her*met ic*al, a. [F. herm[ e]tique. See Note under {Hermes}, 1.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. Delusions of the hermetic art. Burke.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hermetic Definitions — was a text written in Armenian about Hermetic Alchemy. It consists of a long list of defined terms on God, the World, heaven, mind and soul, earth, and the elements. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/view/1583779?seq=2] It is considered of the… …   Wikipedia

• HERMETIC WRITINGS — HERMETIC WRITINGS, a collection of religious and philosophical treatises, also known as Hermetica, which was traditionally attributed to Hermes Trismegistos (Hermes the thrice great). The Hermetica contain cosmological, ethical, and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Hermetic seal — Airtight redirects here. For the G.I. Joe character, see Airtight (G.I. Joe). For other uses of hermetic , see hermetic (disambiguation). A hermetic seal is the quality of being airtight. In common usage, the term often implies being impervious… …   Wikipedia

• hermetic — [[t]hɜː(r)me̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If a container has a hermetic seal, the seal is very tight so that no air can get in or out. [TECHNICAL] This would permit air to enter, breaking the hermetic seal of the jar. Syn: airtight Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• Hermetic detector — In particle physics, a hermetic detector (also called a 4π detector) is a particle detector designed to observe all possible decay products of an interaction between subatomic particles in a collider by covering as large an area around the… …   Wikipedia

• hermetic — Airtight; denoting a vessel closed or sealed in such a way that air can neither enter it nor issue from it. * * * her·met·ic (.)hər met ik adj being airtight or impervious to air her·met·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv Her·mes Tris·me·gis·tus hər (.)mēz… …   Medical dictionary

• hermetic — her|met|ic [ hər metık ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL deliberately staying separate from other people: a hermetic life 2. ) TECHNICAL closed tightly, so that no air can get in or out ╾ her|met|i|cal|ly [ hər metıkli ] adverb: hermetically sealed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hermetic — UK [hɜː(r)ˈmetɪk] / US [hərˈmetɪk] adjective 1) formal deliberately staying separate from other people a hermetic life 2) physics closed tightly, so that no air can get in or out Derived word: hermetically UK [hɜː(r)ˈmetɪklɪ] / US [hərˈmetɪklɪ]… …   English dictionary