🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

気密性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kimitsusei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hermeticity/ˌhɜːr.mɪˈtɪs.ə.ti/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その容器の気密性は完璧に保たれている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being airtight or completely sealed against the passage of air, gas, or fluids.

    "The hermeticity of the spacecraft container was rigorously tested before launch."
  2. 2

    Complete isolation or imperviousness to external influence.

    "The political campaign maintained a strict hermeticity to keep its strategy secret."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'hermeticus', ultimately referencing Hermes Trismegistus and the mythical seal of Hermes used in alchemy to make vessels airtight. The term evolved from mystical associations of absolute sealing to technical and scientific applications denoting complete impermeability to gas or air.

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