pneumatic

See also: pneumàtic

English

Alternative forms

• pneumatick (obsolete)

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^[1], 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.

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

Derived terms

• electropneumatic, electro-pneumatic
• nonpneumatic
• pneumatic bone
• pneumatic device
• pneumatic drill
• pneumatic post
• pneumatic trough

 

Related terms

• pneumaticity
• pneumatization

Translations

of or relating to air or other gases

• Bulgarian: пневматичен (pnevmatičen)
• Catalan: pneumàtic (ca)
• Czech: pneumatický, vzduchový (cs)
• Finnish: pneumaattinen (fi)
• French: pneumatique (fr)
• Galician: pneumático (gl) m, pneumática f
• Icelandic: (pertaining to gas) gas-, (pertaining to air) loft-
• Irish: aer-, aeroibrithe, neomatach
• Italian: pneumatico (it)
• Polish: pneumatyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: pneumático (pt) m, pneumática (pt) f
• Russian: пневмати́ческий (ru) (pnevmatíčeskij)
• Spanish: neumático (es)
• Swedish: pneumatisk (sv)

of or relating to pneumatics

• Bulgarian: пневматичен (pnevmatičen)
• Catalan: pneumàtic (ca)
• Czech: pneumatický, vzduchový (cs)
• Finnish: pneumaattinen (fi)
• Galician: pneumático (gl) m, pneumática f
• Icelandic: loftaflfræði-
• Polish: pneumatyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: pneumático (pt) m, pneumática (pt) f
• Russian: пневмати́ческий (ru) (pnevmatíčeskij)
• Spanish: neumático (es)
• Swedish: pneumatisk (sv)

powered by, or filled with compressed air

• Bulgarian: пневматичен (pnevmatičen)
• Catalan: pneumàtic (ca)
• Czech: pneumatický, vzduchový (cs)
• Esperanto: pneŭmata
• Finnish: pneumaattinen (fi)
• Galician: pneumático (gl) m, pneumática f
• German: pneumatisch (de)
• Icelandic: loftknúinn m, þrýstilofts-, (filled with air) loftfylltur m, (full of compressed air) fullur af þrýstilofti m
• Polish: pneumatyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: pneumático (pt) m, pneumática (pt) f
• Russian: пневмати́ческий (ru) (pnevmatíčeskij)
• Spanish: neumático (es)
• Swedish: pneumatisk (sv), tryckluftsdriven (sv), trycklufts-

zoology: having cavities filled with air

• Icelandic: hol-

spiritual: of or relating to the pneuma

• Bulgarian: духовен (bg) (duhoven), за душата (za dušata)
• Finnish: hengellinen (fi)
• German: pneumatisch (de)

of a woman: well-rounded

• Bulgarian: закръглена (bg) (zakrǎglena)
• Finnish: pullea (fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 氣體的／气体的 (zh)

• French: ^{(please verify)} pneumatique (fr)
• Galician: ^{(please verify)} neumático (gl)
• Ido: ^{(please verify)} pneumatika (io)

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).

Translations

person focused on spiritual reality

• Finnish: hengellinen (fi) (adjective)
• Norwegian: pneumatiker m

Further reading

• “pneumatic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “pneumatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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