Pneumatic definition
A pneumatic drill.
A pneumatic tire.
Pneumatic tire.
Pneumatic drill.
"Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs. - Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (chapter 6)
A drill that uses air to work is an example of a drill that would be described as a pneumatic drill.
Origin of pneumatic
- French pneumatique from Latin pneumaticus from Greek pneumatikos from pneuma pneumat- wind pneu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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").
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