Pneumatic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nʊˈmæ.tɪk/

Alternative forms

• pneumatick obsolete

Origin

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikos, "relating to wind or air"), from πνεῦμα (pneuma, "wind, air, breath, spirit"), from πνέω (pneō, "I blow, breath").

Full definition of pneumatic

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
2. Of or relating to pneumatics
3. Powered by, or filled with compressed aira pneumatic instrument or engine
4. (zoology) Having cavities filled with airpneumatic cells or bones
5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
6. (of a woman) well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy (especially during sex)"Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)

Related terms

• pneumaticity
• pneumatization

Noun

1. (gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).