different between pneumatics vs pneumatic

English

Alternative forms

• pneumaticks (obsolete)

Etymology

From pneumatic.

Noun

pneumatics (uncountable)

1. The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
2. (theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.

Related terms

• pneumatic

Translations

See also

• hydraulics

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