PNEUMATIC Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

pneumatic

adjective

nu̇-ˈma-tik

as in plump

having a well-proportioned feminine figure a movie star who is remembered mainly as a pneumatic sex symbol of the 1950s

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shapeless

Examples of pneumatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Pneumatic Subway That Almost Was New York almost had a pneumatic subway system, but political, legal, and financial reasons kept the system from expanding. —

JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Each has distinct pros and cons: pneumatic systems are springy and thus less vulnerable to shock damage; hydraulic ones offer more precision and power. —

Simon Makin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024 Health workers used phones, fax machines and pneumatic tubes to send messages across departments or outside the facility. —

Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024 These protocols can look like having providers transport medications and prescriptions between floors by foot, rather than using the hospital’s pneumatic tube system, or having doctors and nurses take notes by hand. —

Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for pneumatic

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