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Apneumatic
Apneumatic Ap`neu*mat"ic, a. [Gr. ? not blown through.] (Med.)
Devoid of air; free from air; as, an apneumatic lung; also,
effected by or with exclusion of air; as, an apneumatic
operation.
Autopneumatic
Autopneumatic Au`to*pneu*mat"ic, a. [Auto- + pneumatic.]
Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.
Gastropneumatic
Gastropneumatic Gas`tro*pneu*mat"ic, a. [Gastro- + pneumatic.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to
the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic
mucuos membranes.
Hydropneumatic
Hydropneumatic Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic, a. [Hydro-, 1 + pneumatic:
cf. F. hydropneumatique.]
Pertaining to, or depending upon, both liquid and gaseous
substances; as, hydropneumatic apparatus for collecting gases
over water or other liquids.
Hydropneumatic gun carriage
Hydropneumatic gun carriage Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic gun carriage
(Ordnance)
A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by
cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed
furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing
position. It is used with some English and European heavy
guns.
Pneumatic
Pneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, n.
A vehicle, as a bicycle, the wheels of which are fitted with
pneumatic tires.
Pneumatic
Pneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a.
Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air; as,
a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed of an
annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber, suitable
for being inflated with air.
PneumaticPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic actionPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic caissonCaisson Cais"son, n. [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st
Case.]
1. (Mil.)
(a) A chest to hold ammunition.
(b) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition,
consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light
field batteries there is one caisson to each piece,
having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on
the limber. --Farrow.
(c) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in
the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach.
2.
(a) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work
is carried on in building foundations or structures
below the water level.
(b) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves
to close the entrances of docks and basins.
(c) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed
beneath a vessel to lift or float it.
3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
Pneumatic caisson (Engin.), a caisson, closed at the top
but open at the bottom, and resting upon the ground under
water. The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps
the water out. Men and materials are admitted to the
interior through an air lock. See Lock. Pneumatic dispatchPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic elevatorPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic leverPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic pilePneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic pumpPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic railwayPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic syringePneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic troughPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatic tubePneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumatical
Pneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a.
Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air; as,
a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed of an
annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber, suitable
for being inflated with air.
PneumaticalPneumatic Pneu*mat"ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat"ic*al, a. [L.
pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;
cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. Pneumonia.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties
of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.
The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the
native spirit of the body. --Bacon.
2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their
properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic
experiments. ``Pneumatical discoveries.' --Stewart.
3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.
4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with
air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.
Pneumatic action, or Pneumatic lever (Mus.), a
contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and
other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air
from the wind chest to move them.
Pneumatic dispatch, a system of tubes, leading to various
points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,
by the flow and pressure of air.
Pneumatic elevator, a hoisting machine worked by compressed
air.
Pneumatic pile, a tubular pile or cylinder of large
diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.
Pneumatic pump, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.
Pneumatic railway. See Atmospheric railway, under
Atmospheric.
Pneumatic syringe, a stout tube closed at one end, and
provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced
by compressing a gas will ignite substances.
Pneumatic trough, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet
metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled
with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical
operations.
Pneumatic tube. See Pneumatic dispatch, above. Pneumaticity
Pneumaticity Pneu`ma*tic"i*ty, n. (Biol.)
The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or
cavities filled with air; as, the pneumaticity of the bones
of birds.
PneumaticsPneumatics Pneu*mat"ics, n. [Cf. F. pneumatique.]
1. That branch of science which treats of the mechanical
properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their
weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See Mechanics.
2. (Philos. & Theol.) The scientific study or knowledge of
spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and
men.
Meaning of Neumatic from wikipedia
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juxtaposed with
neumes to
indicate changes in articulation, duration, or tempo.
Neumatic notation was
later used in
medieval music to
indicate certain patterns...
- are
three types of
chant melodies that
plainsongs fall into: syllabic,
neumatic, and melismatic. The free
flowing melismatic melody form of
plainsong is...
- Its
leather cover is
decorated with
silver cross.[citation needed] the
Neumatic Hymns, a m****cript with
musical notes believed to date to the 10th or...
-
Gregory I's day. In addition, it is
known definitively that the
familiar neumatic system for
notating plainchant had not been
established in his time. Nevertheless...
-
melodies can be
broadly grouped into four categories: recitation, syllabic,
neumatic, and melismatic.
Recitations are the simplest,
consisting primarily of...
-
notation (9th
century onwards)
marked simple recitation patterns, the
neumatic Palaeo-Byzantine
notation system emerged in the 10th century,
while the...
- context, 'semiology' is
understood as 'the
study of
musical signs'. Text and
neumatic notation,
together with
significative letters adjoined to the neumes, presents...
-
primarily used from
around 800 to 1650 AD.
Ligatures are
characteristic of
neumatic (chant) and
mensural notation. The
notation and
meaning of
ligatures has...
- be
written down." By the
middle of the 9th century, however, a form of
neumatic notation began to
develop in
monasteries in
Europe as a
mnemonic device...
- 301), and Kiev
Irmologion (Cod. 308 with Old
Church Slavonic musical neumatic notation were also
found in the same
place as
Hilandar Fragments from the...
