pneumatic

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See also: pneumàtic

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Etymology

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breath”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/
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Adjective

pneumatic (comparative more pneumatic, superlative most 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
    • 1899, Alan Dale, His Own Image: A Novel, G. W. Dillingham Company, page 59:
      Her almost pneumatic bust tightened itself, and she was quite prepared to say uncharitable things, as she saw Felicia enter.
    • 1932, Aldous Huxley, chapter 6, in Brave New World‎, London: Chatto & Windus:
      "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs.
    • 2015, Mark Sanderson, Robin Hood Yard (Snow Hill 3), HarperCollins UK, page 255:
      This short but pneumatic woman had killed six men and yet for some reason he wasn't afraid.

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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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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pneumatique, from Latin pneumaticus.

Adjective

pneumatic m or n (feminine singular pneumatică, masculine plural pneumatici, feminine and neuter plural pneumatice)

  1. pneumatic

Declension

Declension of pneumatic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite pneumatic pneumatică pneumatici pneumatice
definite pneumaticul pneumatica pneumaticii pneumaticele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite pneumatic pneumatice pneumatici pneumatice
definite pneumaticului pneumaticei pneumaticilor pneumaticelor
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