PNEUMATIC


Meaning of PNEUMATIC in English

[ nju:'matɪk ]

■ adjective containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

~ity noun

Origin

C17: from Fr. pneumatique or L. ~us , from Gk pneumatikos , from pneuma 'wind'.

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