PNEUMATIC


Meaning of PNEUMATIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nju:ˈmætɪk ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to air or wind. 2 containing or operated by compressed air. 3 connected with or containing air cavities esp. in the bones of birds or in fish. øpneumatic drill a drill driven by compressed air, for breaking up a hard surface. pneumatic trough a shallow container used in laboratories to collect gases in jars over the surface of water or mercury. øøpneumatically adv. pneumaticity n. [F pneumatique or L pneumaticus f. Gk pneumatikos f. pneuma wind f. pneo breathe]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.