pneumatics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pneumatics
Vocabulary lists containing pneumatics
Mechanical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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Example Sentences
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One of Heck’s cheaper holdings is SMC Corp., a world leader in pneumatics equipment manufacturing.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But the ones in use now lean on hydraulics or pneumatics to change the shape of the "hand" to pick up the item.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2024
Inspired by a hybrid of several technologies — pneumatics, mechanical springs and hydraulics — the semi-automatic rifle produces almost no recoil by transferring that energy into expelling shells and chambering the next rounds.
From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2023
"Electrifying drilling, upgrading pneumatics and going tankless are certainly steps in the right direction," said Deborah Gordon, a senior principal in the Rocky Mountain Institute's climate intelligence group.
From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2021
A very thorough diagnosis of the weather, including a rapid sketch by Dūspeptos of the leading principles of caloric, pneumatics, and hygrology; 3.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various
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