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vacuo

vacuo

9.9
Happens in isolation without outside influence
  • adverb
  • /vəˈkjuːoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vacuo
  • The artist insisted that her work could not be understood vacuo, apart from its cultural background.

Examples

  • It is difficult to judge a law vacuo without considering its real-world effects.

  • The theory was developed vacuo from any practical application.

  • Scientific theories are rarely developed vacuo; they are shaped by previous research and discoveries.

  • In this study, we analyze the concept vacuo.

  • Scientific theories are rarely developed vacuo; they are shaped by previous research and discoveries.

  • The artist insisted that her work could not be understood vacuo, apart from its cultural background.

  • It is difficult to judge a law vacuo without considering its real-world effects.

Synonyms

in vacuo
vsvacuo
  • Formal
9.9

To think of something by itself without other factors or context

is the single-word form used for the same isolated meaning

Antonyms

2.5

In a close relationship with other people or groups

3.6

Changed because of something outside

Idioms

in vacuo
  • Formal
9.9

To think of something by itself without other factors or context

in vacuo
  • Specialized
9.9

In a space with no air, often for science experiments

How Isolated

vacuo
  • Specialized
9.9
vacuum
  • Specialized
77 4.2
isolated
56 3.8
apart
1.0

Surface Forms

vacuo positive

Etymology

Vacuo comes from the same Latin vacuus and appears in the phrase 'in vacuo', meaning 'in emptiness' or 'in a vacuum'. So if something happens vacuo, it happens alone or 'in isolation', without outside influence.