pneumatic

Plural: pneumatics

Adjective

of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
- "pneumatic drill"
- "pneumatic tire"

Adj

Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
Of or relating to pneumatics
Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
Having cavities filled with air
Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma
well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy

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).

Examples

a pneumatic instrument or engine
pneumatic cells or bones

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

aereous, airy, gaseous, pneumenous, voluptuous

Scrabble Score: 15

pneumatic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pneumatic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pneumatic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

pneumatic: valid Words With Friends Word