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pneumatic

/n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-mat-ic
IPA
/n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases

adj

Of or relating to pneumatics

adj

Powered by, or filled with, compressed air

adj

Having cavities filled with air

adj

Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma

adj

well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy

noun

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

Dated

noun

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).

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pnew-, pneumaticus, πνευματικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pneumatic (comparative) most pneumatic (superlative) pneumatick (alternative, obsolete) pneumatics (plural)

Derived Forms

apneumatic autopneumatic electropneumatic hydropneumatic hyperpneumatic nonpneumatic opticopneumatic pneudraulic pneumatically servopneumatic thermopneumatic

Phrases

electro-pneumatic pneumatic bone pneumatic device pneumatic drill pneumatic post pneumatic trough

Frequently Paired Words

pneumaticity pneumatization

Synonyms

aereous airy gaseous pneumenous voluptuous

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce pneumatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/.
What does pneumatic mean?
Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
Where does pneumatic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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