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Definitions for pneumatic
nʊˈmæt ɪk, nyʊ-pneu·mat·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pneumaticadjective

    of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)

    "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire"

Wiktionary

  1. pneumaticnoun

    In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).

  2. pneumaticadjective

    Of or relating to air or other gases

  3. pneumaticadjective

    Of or relating to pneumatics

  4. pneumaticadjective

    Powered by, or filled with compressed air

  5. pneumaticadjective

    Having cavities filled with air

  6. pneumaticadjective

    Spiritual; Of or relating to the pneuma

  7. pneumaticadjective

    well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy (especially during sex)

    "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)

Wikipedia

  1. pneumatic

    Pneumatics (from Greek πνεῦμα pneuma ‘wind, breath’) is a branch of engineering that makes use of gas or pressurized air. Pneumatic systems used in industry are commonly powered by compressed air or compressed inert gases. A centrally located and electrically-powered compressor powers cylinders, air motors, pneumatic actuators, and other pneumatic devices. A pneumatic system controlled through manual or automatic solenoid valves is selected when it provides a lower cost, more flexible, or safer alternative to electric motors, and hydraulic actuators. Pneumatics also has applications in dentistry, construction, mining, and other areas.

ChatGPT

  1. pneumatic

    Pneumatic refers to a type of power system that uses compressed air or gas to transmit force, typically to perform mechanical work. It involves this transmission or generation of energy through pressurized air, often used in tools and devices such as pumps, cylinders, motors, and engines.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pneumaticadjective

    alt. of Pneumatical

Wikidata

  1. Pneumatic

    The pneumatics were, in gnosticism, the highest order of humans, the other two orders being psychics and hylics. A pneuma saw itself as escaping the doom of the material world via the secret knowledge. Outsiders could only know these secrets by joining a gnostic group. To be gnostic is to believe in three planes of existence: the pure unknown, the material world of coitus and comfort, and the pure spiritual realm of ascension or escape.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pneumatic

    -al, nū-mat′ik, -al, adj. relating to air: consisting of air: moved by air or wind.—n. (coll.) a bicycle fitted with pneumatic tires.—adv. Pneumat′ically.—n.sing. Pneumat′ics, the science which treats of air and other elastic fluids or gases.—adj. Pneumatolog′ical.—ns. Pneumatol′ogist, one versed in pneumatology; Pneumatol′ogy, the science of elastic fluids: pneumatics: the branch of philosophy which treats of spirits or mind: (theol.) the doctrine of the Holy Spirit; Pneumatom′eter, Pneumom′eter, an instrument for measuring the quantity of air inhaled into the lungs at a single inspiration.—adj. Pneumogas′tric, pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.—n. Pneumō′nia, inflammation of the tissues of the lungs—also Pneu′monī′tis.—adj. Pneumon′ic, pertaining to the lungs.—n. a medicine for lung diseases.—Pneumatic despatch, a method of sending letters, telegrams, and small parcels through tubes by means of compressed air; Pneumatic railway, a railway along which the carriages are driven by compressed air; Pneumatic trough, a trough of wood or iron, filled with water and used for collecting gases for experiment or examination; Pneumatic tire, a flexible air-inflated tube used as a tire on cycles, &c. [L.,—Gr. pneumatikospneum-a, -atos, wind, air—pnein, to blow, to breathe.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pneumatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pneumatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pneumatic in a Sentence

  1. R. Buckminster Fuller:

    A self-balancing, 28-jointed adaptor-based biped; an electro-chemical reduction plant, integral with segregated stowages of special energy extracts in storage batteries, for subsequent actuation of thousands of hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, with motors attached; 62,000 miles of capillaries....

  2. Nicholas Rolnick via email:

    There are many cuffs on the market but my line in the sand is a pneumatic cuff that can be inflated either automatically or manually( like a blood pressure cuff), each of these types of cuffs can carefully measure the amount of blood is restricted to increase safety profile. This is very important because as BFR continues to grow, more cuffs are going to enter the marketplace that may not be adequate or appropriate.

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