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pneumatic

The correct spelling is pneumatic.

How to pronounce pneumatic

/n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/
noun

IPA: /n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

Say it like: Neu-mat-ic

The correct spelling is pneumatic. A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres. For example: "a pneumatic instrument or engine"

Usage Examples

a pneumatic instrument or engine

pneumatic cells or bones

Meanings

noun

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

adjective

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

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