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pneumatics

pneumatics

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The use of air pressure to move or control machines
  • noun
  • /njuˈmætɪks/
  • Specialized
: neumática
  • The study of pneumatics involves understanding how gases behave under pressure and their applications in mechanics.
  • pneumatics and hydraulic

I woke up smelling like freaking oil and gas and, and pneumatics and, and you know, it's a, it's a big auto shop for buses.

Examples

  • In engineering, pneumatics plays a crucial role in designing systems that utilize compressed air for component movement.

  • So you can get a quick glimpse of the electronics and the pneumatics that are wired up.

  • Using pneumatics, guitar pedals, and an amp, Boyle constructed a self-playing guitar.

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  • In February 1956, he and Charles Saunders co-founded Crotts and Saunders Engineering Inc. to do machine designs, specializing in pneumatics and hydraulic metal-working production machines.

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  • The technician explained how pneumatics can be used to power various machinery in the factory.

Surface Forms

pneumatics singular
pneumatics plural

Morphology

pneumatics = pneumatic (transparent) = pneumat + ics

The relation is predictable: '-ics' forms a field or body of knowledge from the adjective 'pneumatic', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Pneumatics comes from the Greek root pneuma, meaning 'breath' or 'air', and the same root appears in pneumonia. So pneumatics is about using a machine's 'breath', that is air or gas under pressure, to move parts and do work, which is why the word means working with gases and air pressure in machines.