pneumatic
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See also: pneumàtic
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- IPA(key): /n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]pneumatic (comparative more pneumatic, superlative most pneumatic)
- 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
- (zoology) Having cavities filled with air
- pneumatic cells or bones
- Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
- (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
[edit]- (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
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[edit]Translations
[edit]of or relating to air or other gases
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of or relating to pneumatics
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powered by, or filled with compressed air
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zoology: having cavities filled with air
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spiritual: of or relating to the pneuma
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of a woman: well-rounded
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Noun
[edit]pneumatic (plural pneumatics)
- (dated) A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres.
- (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
[edit]person focused on spiritual reality
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Further reading
[edit]- “pneumatic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “pneumatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French pneumatique, from Latin pneumaticus.
Adjective
[edit]pneumatic m or n (feminine singular pneumatică, masculine plural pneumatici, feminine and neuter plural pneumatice)
Declension
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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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