pneumatic
adjective
1. of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
- pneumatic drill
- pneumatic tire
Sentences with pneumatic as an adjective:
- a pneumatic instrument or engine
- pneumatic cells or bones
- "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)
noun
1. (dated) A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres.
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).