pneumatic
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pneumatic
- /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/
Where it comes from
From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”).
adjective more pneumatic · most pneumatic · pneumatick
- Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- Of or relating to pneumatics
- Powered by, or filled with, compressed air a pneumatic instrument or engine
- Having cavities filled with air pneumatic cells or bones
- Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
- well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy Her almost pneumatic bust tightened itself, and she was quite prepared to say uncharitable things, as she saw Felicia enter.
Similar: airy, gaseous, voluptuous
noun pneumatics · pneumatick
- A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres.
- 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).
