pneumatic

Signification

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
2. Of or relating to pneumatics
3. Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
4. Having cavities filled with air
5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
6. well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy

Noun

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

Étymologie

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”).

Phrases

The lift was operated by a pneumatic system .

L'ascenseur a été exploité par un système pneumatique.