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Added 9 October 2026

pneumatic

/n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/ adjective

Latin root: pneumaticus Wiktionary

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Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
Of or relating to pneumatics
Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
a pneumatic instrument or engine

noun

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

Origin

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”).

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