Definition of pneumatics - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

science

TECH.

study of mechanical properties of gases

TECH.

He specialized in pneumatics during his engineering degree..

aeromechanics

fluid dynamics

pressure power

TECH.

technology using pressurized air to create movement

TECH.

Pneumatics play a crucial role in modern manufacturing systems..

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Origin of pneumatics

Greek, pneuma (breath) + ikos (related to)

Examples of pneumatics in a sentence

He wrote a paper on pneumatics.
Pneumatics are essential in automotive engineering.
The factory's pneumatics system needs maintenance.

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French:pneumatique, technique pneumatique, ...
German:Pneumatik, ...
Italian:pneumatica, ...
Spanish:neumática, ...
Portuguese:pneumática, tecnologia pneumática, ...
Chinese:气体力学, 气动技术, ...
Japanese:空気力学, 空気圧技術, ...
Arabic:عِلْم الهَوَاءِ المُضغَوط, نِيُومَاتِيك, ...
Hebrew:פְּנֵאוּמָטִיקָה, טֶכְנוֹלוֹגְיָה פְּנֵאוּמָטִית, ...
Russian:пневматика, пневматическая техника, ...
Ukrainian:пневматика, технологія стисненого повітря, ...
Hindi:वायुगतिकी, वायवीय तकनीक, ...
Bengali:বায়ুগতিবিজ্ঞান, নিউম্যাটিক্স, ...
Catalan:pneumàtica, tecnologia pneumàtica, ...
Czech:pneumatika, pneumatické systémy, ...
Danish:pneumatik, pneumatisk teknologi, ...
Dutch:pneumatica, pneumatiek technologie, ...
Greek:πνευματική, πνευματική τεχνολογία, ...
Hungarian:pneumatika, sűrített levegős technika, ...
Khmer:វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រខ្យល់បង្ហាប់, បច្ចេកវិទ្យាខ្យល់សម្ពាធ, ...
Korean:공기역학, 공압 기술, ...
Persian:پنوماتیک, فناوری پنوماتیک, ...
Polish:pneumatyka, technologia pneumatyczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):pneumática, tecnologia pneumática, ...
Romanian:pneumatică, tehnologia pneumatică, ...
Swedish:pneumatik, tryckluftsteknik, ...
Thai:นิวแมติกส์, เทคโนโลยีการใช้ลมอัด, ...
Turkish:pnömatik, basınçlı hava teknolojisi, ...
Vietnamese:khí động học, khí nén, ...

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