pneumatic

== English == === Alternative forms === pneumatick (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/ === Adjective === 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 (zoology) Having cavities filled with air Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma (of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy ==== Synonyms ==== (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== pneumaticity pneumatization ==== Translations ==== === Noun === 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 ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “pneumatic”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “pneumatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pneumatique, from Latin pneumaticus. By surface analysis, pneumă +‎ -atic. === Adjective === pneumatic m or n (feminine singular pneumatică, masculine plural pneumatici, feminine/neuter plural pneumatice) pneumatic ==== Declension ====