pneumatic

/n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/

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

    “a pneumatic instrument or engine”
  4. 4

    Having cavities filled with air

    “pneumatic cells or bones”
  5. 5

    Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma

  6. 6

    (of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy

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