Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That branch of physics which treats of the mechanical properties of gases, and partieularly of atmospheric, air.
- noun The doctrine of spiritual substances; pneumatology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That branch of science which treats of the mechanical properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See
Mechanics . - noun (Philos. & Theol.) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and men.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The branch of
mechanics that deals with themechanical properties ofgases - noun theology, obsolete The
scientific study or knowledge ofspiritual beings and their relations toGod ,angels , andhuman beings .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
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Examples
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• Air pressure is know as pneumatics and is very important.
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But look at the "pneumatics" and the "pneumonias" and the rest of them.
Mark Twain`s speeches; with an introduction by William Dean Howells. 1910
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But look at the "pneumatics" and the "pneumonias" and the rest of them.
Mark Twain's Speeches Mark Twain 1872
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"But look at the 'pneumatics' and the 'pneumonias' and the rest of them.
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Now let me see; did you say 'pneumatics' was the word? "
Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment viii, 9-151, [1] p. 1847
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Mr. Dennis sees McLaren as "technology flying doctor" service, offering bespoke solutions to companies with urgent problems in complex areas such as electronics, pneumatics, fluid dynamics, kinematics and material sciences.
McLaren's New Formula David Pearson 2011
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“But I suppose the pneumatics might still have some pressure in them.”
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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We listened and described course and fine rales on pneumatics 'lung exams, and held arthritic joints with swan-like deformities characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis.
Dr. Elaine Schattner: The Physical Exam Provides More Than Emotional Value 2010
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My lower back was tender during my massage yesterday, and I attribute that to the broken pneumatics in my chair.
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My lower back was tender during my massage yesterday, and I attribute that to the broken pneumatics in my chair.
End of the year musings « Musings from an overworked translator 2009
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