Latin quote · Learning
In vacuo
“In a vacuum.”
Scientific term
Translation
What does “In vacuo” mean?
In vacuo translates as “In a vacuum.”
Considered in isolation, without context or outside influences.
Origin
The story behind it
Physicists use it literally for experiments in an empty space; in everyday English it means judging something without its surroundings, as in ‘decisions are not made in vacuo’.
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- Latin
- In vacuo
- English
- In a vacuum.
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- Scientific term
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