different between pneumatic vs apneumatic

English

Alternative forms

• pneumatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from ?????? (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from ???? (pné?, “I blow, breath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n(j)??mæ.t?k/

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
   • 1932 Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (chapter 6)

     "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs.

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

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).

Translations

Further reading

• pneumatic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pneumatic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French pneumatique, from Latin pneumatico.

Adjective

pneumatic m or n (feminine singular pneumatic?, masculine plural pneumatici, feminine and neuter plural pneumatice)

1. pneumatic

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?pnyo?om??t?k, IPA^(key): /æpnju??mæt?k/

Etymology

a- +? pneumatic

Adjective

apneumatic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.

   an apneumatic lung

   an apneumatic operation

2. (rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.

References

• “Apneumatic, a.” listed on page 386 of volume I (A–B) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1885]
  ??Apneumatic (æpniumæ·tik), a.?rare^?—?¹.?[f. Gr. ? priv. + ????µ????-?? spiritual, f. ????µ??- (????µ?) spirit.]?Of or pertaining to the non-existence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.?[¶]?1864 Brevior Two Worlds 25 The apneumatic theory of Dr. Rogers.
• “apneumatic, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]