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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespneumatic
/nuˈmætɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.
"The mechanics used a pneumatic drill to break up the concrete."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Mid 17th century: from Greek pneumatikos, from pneuma 'wind, breath', from pnein 'breathe'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pneumatic" is said worldwide
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pneumatique
Transliteration: pneumatique
"Il utilise une clé pneumatique pour changer les pneus."
pneumatisch
Transliteration: pneumatisch
"Die Fabrik verwendet pneumatische Werkzeuge für die Montage."
pneumatico
Transliteration: pneumatico
"Il sistema pneumatico richiede una manutenzione regolare."
neumático
Transliteration: neumático
"El martillo neumático es muy ruidoso."
pneumático
Transliteration: pneumático
"A linha de montagem usa equipamentos pneumáticos."
वायवीय
Transliteration: vāyavīya
"कारखाने में वायवीय मशीनों का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
气动的
Transliteration: qìdòng de
"这个工厂使用气动工具来提高效率。"
공압의
Transliteration: gong-ap-ui
"그들은 공압 공구를 사용하여 작업을 완료했습니다."
空圧の
Transliteration: kuūatsu no
"工場では空圧ドリルが使用されています。"
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