pneumatic
Meanings
Plural: pneumatics
Adjective
- of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
- "pneumatic drill"
- "pneumatic tire"
Adj
- Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- Of or relating to pneumatics
- Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
- Having cavities filled with air
- Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
- well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy
Noun
- 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).
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
aereous, airy, gaseous, pneumenous, voluptuous
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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