pneumatic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

Adjective

pneumatic

1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
2. Of or relating to pneumatics
3. Powered by, or filled with, compressed air

   a pneumatic instrument or engine

4. (zoology) Having cavities filled with air

   pneumatic cells or bones

5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
6. (of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy
   • 1932 Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (chapter 6)

     "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs.

Synonyms

• (resembling air) aereous, airy, gaseous; See also Thesaurus:gaseous
• (relating to pneumatics)
• (powered by compressed air)
• (having cavities filled with air)
• (spiritual) pneumenous
• (of a woman) See Thesaurus:voluptuous

Related terms

• pneumaticity
• pneumatization

Translations

• French: pneumatique
• Italian: pneumatico
• Portuguese: pneumático, pneumática
• Russian: пневмати́ческий
• Spanish: neumático, neumática

Translations

• Portuguese: pneumático, pneumática
• Russian: пневмати́ческий
• Spanish: neumático, neumática

Translations

• German: pneumatisch
• Portuguese: pneumático, pneumática
• Russian: пневмати́ческий
• Spanish: neumático, neumática

Translations

• German: pneumatisch

Noun

pneumatic (plural pneumatics)

1. (dated) A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres.
2. (gnosticism) In the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).

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