pneumatic.
Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
Meaning & usage
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
Where this word 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”).
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).
Where this word 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”).
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