pneumatic

adjective

pneu·​mat·​ic nu̇-ˈma-tik How to pronounce pneumatic (audio)
nyu̇-
1
: of, relating to, or using gas (such as air or wind):
a
: moved or worked by air pressure
b(1)
: adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air
(2)
: having air-filled cavities
2
: of or relating to the pneuma : spiritual
3
: having a well-proportioned feminine figure
especially : having a full bust
pneumatically adverb
pneumaticity noun

Examples of pneumatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With the stuffing at the center and the masa surrounding it, the portions shoot through a metal tunnel with a little pneumatic puff of noise and into a plastic barrier casing, the ends tied off and clamped. Lee Powell, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023 After fermentation and pneumatic pressing the wine is allowed to rest on its lees for just about 7 months. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2023 Damiano switched to an easier-to-use Gorilla Cart for gardening and yard work because of its steady design, comfortable handle and swivel pneumatic tires that can change directions easily. Ebony Roberts, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023 Audiences were inserted into the theater via a pneumatic grandstand, after which they were treated to films about man’s relationship to technology on a series of nine geometric screens adhered to the theater’s sloping walls. Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023 Instead of making users watch or listen to directions, the team designed a wearable device that utilizes pneumatic technology to generate small taps on the inside of a wearer’s wrist to silently guide them to their destination. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2023 Well, not until someone fixes Bruce the Shark’s pneumatic innards. Vulture, 10 Aug. 2023 And this season’s selection of products — including the aforementioned pneumatic animatronic figures — is the chain’s largest. John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023 The Barbie doll, with its impossibly pneumatic figure that exists to be dressed and posed and moved around at another’s whim, is the perfect vessel for embodying Karen’s predicament. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Latin pneumaticus, from Greek pneumatikos, from pneumat-, pneuma air, breath, spirit, from pnein to breathe — more at sneeze

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of pneumatic was in 1624

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Cite this Entry

“Pneumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pneumatic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

pneumatic

adjective
pneu·​mat·​ic n(y)u̇-ˈmat-ik How to pronounce pneumatic (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or using air, wind, or other gas
2
: moved or worked by air pressure
a pneumatic drill
3
: made to hold or be inflated with compressed air
pneumatic tires
pneumatically adverb
Etymology

from Latin pneumaticus "relating to or using air," from Greek pneumatikos (same meaning), from pneumat-, pneuma "air, breath"

Medical Definition

pneumatic

adjective
pneu·​mat·​ic n(y)u̇-ˈmat-ik How to pronounce pneumatic (audio)
: of, relating to, or using gas (as air): as
a
: moved or worked by air pressure
b
: adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air
c
: having air-filled cavities
pneumatic bone
pneumatically adverb

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