English

Alternative forms

• pneumatick (obsolete)

Adjective

pneumatic ‎(comparative more pneumatic, superlative most pneumatic)

1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
2. Of or relating to pneumatics
3. Powered by, or filled with compressed air

   a pneumatic instrument or engine

4. (zoology) Having cavities filled with air

   pneumatic cells or bones

5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
6. (of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy (especially during sex)

   "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)

Related terms

• pneumaticity
• pneumatization

Translations

Noun

pneumatic ‎(plural pneumatics)

1. (dated) A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres.
2. (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).

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