pneumatic

See also: pneumàtic

English

Alternative forms

• pneumatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pneumaticus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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/

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
   • (Can we date this quote?), 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

of or relating to air or other gases

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

of or relating to pneumatics

• Catalan: pneumàtic
• Finnish: pneumaattinen (fi)
• Galician: pneumático m, pneumática f
• Icelandic: loftaflfræði-
• Polish: pneumatyczny (pl) m
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• Portuguese: pneumático (pt) m, pneumática (pt) f
• Russian: пневмати́ческий (ru) (pnevmatíčeskij)
• Spanish: neumático (es) m, neumática (es) f
• Swedish: pneumatisk (sv)

powered by, or filled with compressed air

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

zoology: having cavities filled with air

• Icelandic: hol-
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spiritual: of or relating to the pneuma

• Finnish: hengellinen (fi)
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• German: pneumatisch (de)

of a woman: well-rounded

• Finnish: pullea (fi)
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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, ^{(please verify)} 气体的 (zh)

• French: ^{(please verify)} pneumatique (fr)
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• 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 (ihminen)
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• Norwegian: pneumatiker m

Further reading

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