Pneumatic
Definition of Pneumatic
Pneu`mat´ic n. | 1. | A vehicle, as a bicycle, the wheels of which are fitted with pneumatic tires. | a. | 1. | Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid. | | 2. | Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic experiments. | | 3. | Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine. | | 4. | (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones. | | 5. | Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air; as, a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed of an annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber, suitable for being inflated with air. |
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