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Science dealing with air pressure, density, etc.
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pneumatics
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Wikipedia
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Pneumatics (From Greek: πνεύμα ) is a branch of engineering that makes use of gas or pressurized air . Pneumatic systems used extensively in industry are commonly powered by compressed air or compressed inert gases . A centrally located and electrically ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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1650s, from pneumatic . Also see -ics .
Wiktionary
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alt. 1 The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases 2 (context theology obsolete English) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings. n. 1 The branch of mechanics ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canique.] That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies. Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
Usage examples of pneumatics.
Shutting down the pneumatics on the jackhammer, Garrett lowered the bandanna that covered his nose and mouth.
He slapped the metal plate on the wall that operated the pneumatics, then turned toward the recovery room and gave the nurses the medication order to bring Burton completely out from under anesthesia.
By sundry means these wonder-works are made: some by pneumatics, some by strained ropes, some by springs that imitate lively motion.
In Germany the Ariston player with thirty-six notes then the Hupfeld with sixty-one still no pneumatics till the Welte family patents its pneumatic Orchestrion operated with a perforated paper roll, in France Carpentier shows his Melograph and Melotrope to the French Academy, mechanical fingers brought to life by electromagnets and a perforated strip.