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pneu⋅mat⋅ics

  [noo-mat-iks, nyoo-]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with the mechanical properties of air and other gases.
Also called pneumodynamics.

Origin:
1650–60; see pneumatic, -ics
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pneu⋅mat⋅ic

  [noo-mat-ik, nyoo-]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to air, gases, or wind.
2. of or pertaining to pneumatics.
3. operated by air or by the pressure or exhaustion of air: a pneumatic drill.
4. filled with or containing compressed air, as a tire.
5. equipped with pneumatic tires.
6. Theology. of or pertaining to the spirit; spiritual.
7. Zoology. containing air or air cavities.
–noun
8. a pneumatic tire.
9. a vehicle having wheels with such tires.
Origin:
1650–60; < L pneumaticus < Gk pneumatikós pertaining to air, breath or wind, spiritual, equiv. to pneumat- (s. of pneûma; see pneuma ) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
pneu⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
pneu⋅ma⋅tic⋅i⋅ty  [noo-muh-tis-i-tee, nyoo-] , noun
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pneu·mat·ics   (nōō-māt'ĭks, nyōō-)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pneumatic 
1659, from L. pneumaticus "of the wind, belonging to the air," from Gk. pneumatikos, from pneuma (gen. pneumatos) "wind," also "breath," from pnein "to blow, to breathe," from PIE base *pneu- "to breathe," of imitative origin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pneu·mat·ic
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'mat-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or using gas (as air): as a : moved or worked by air pressure b : adapted for holding or inflated with compressed air c : having air-filled cavities <pneumatic bone> —pneu·mat·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: pneu·mat·ics
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'mat-iks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a branch of mechanics that dealswith the mechanical properties of gases
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pneumatic pneu·mat·ic (n&oomacr;-māt'ĭk, ny&oomacr;-)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to air or other gases.

  2. Relating to respiration.

  3. Relating to a structure that is filled with air.

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