airtight

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[edit] Etymology

[edit] Adjective

airtight (comparative more airtight, superlative most airtight)

Positive
airtight

Comparative
more airtight

Superlative
most airtight

Being impermeable to air or other gases.
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws (as in an "airtight" argument).

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watertight

[edit] Translations

being impermeable to air or other gases

Dutch: luchtdicht, hermetisch
Finnish: ilmatiivis fi(fi), hermeettinen fi(fi)
German: luftdicht de(de), hermetisch de(de)

Greek: αεροστεγής el(el) (aerostegís) m. and f.
Italian: ermetico it(it) m.
Slovene: zrakotesen sl(sl) m.
Swedish: lufttät sv(sv), hermetisk sv(sv)

having no weak points or flaws

Dutch: sluitend, onweerlegbaar
Finnish: pitävä fi(fi), vedenpitävä fi(fi)

German: hieb- und stichfest de(de)

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French: hermétique, étanche
Icelandic: loftþéttur m., loftþétt n. and f.

Japanese: 気密 (きみつ, kimitsu), 密閉 (みっぺい, mippei)
Spanish: hermético, estanco al aire

[edit] See also

hermetic

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