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pneumatic

adjective
 
 
/njuːˈmæt.ɪk/ US  /nuːˈmæt̬-/

Definition

operated by air pressure: Our car has pneumatic brakes.Mechanical engineering containing air: pneumatic tyresMechanical engineering pneumatically
 
 
/-ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb
Mechanical engineering
(Definition of pneumatic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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