Modifies a noun

• seal: Far from being an hermetic seal, polymers often actually absorb water!

• philosophy: But this ' primitive chemistry ' was also a sophisticated hermetic philosophy.

• package: The high cost of hermetic packages made in this way has been one of the driving forces behind the use of polymeric encapsulation.

• world: Immerse yourself in a Harry Potter and you are inside a hermetic world.

• tradition: In the Western hermetic tradition, this is known as " the music of the spheres.

• idea: There are also several other connections with the seven planets including the hermetic idea of the seven grades.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: More generally, the study is so short on context as to be almost hermetic.