pneumatic

adjective

pneu·​mat·​ic nu̇-ˈma-tik 

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

nu̇-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

nyu̇-

adverb

pneumaticity

ˌnü-mə-ˈti-sə-tē 

ˌnyü-

noun

Synonyms

• curvaceous
• curvacious
• curvy
• shapely

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

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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

Phrases Containing pneumatic

• pneumatic drill

• pneumatic drill

Kids Definition

pneumatic

adjective

pneu·​mat·​ic n(y)u̇-ˈmat-ik 

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

-i-k(ə-)lē 

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 

: 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

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb