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Meaning of pneumatic device

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pneumatic

Pronunciation:/n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases

  2. Of or relating to pneumatics

  3. Powered by, or filled with, compressed air

    Example: a pneumatic instrument or engine

  4. Having cavities filled with air

    Example: pneumatic cells or bones