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vacuo

vacuo

9.9
Happens in isolation without outside influence
  • adverb
  • /vəˈkjuːoʊ/
  • Specialized
: 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.