pneumato-

especially before a vowel, pneumat-

a combining form meaning “air,” “breath,” “spirit,” used in the formation of compound words.
pneumatology; pneumatophore.

pneumato-

combining form

air; breath or breathing; spirit
pneumatophore
pneumatology

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumato-¹

< Greek, combining form of ��Ա�û��; pneuma

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumato-¹

from Greek pneuma, pneumat-, breath; see _pneuma

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Example Sentences

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When this law of the compression of elastic fluids is once well understood, it becomes easily applicable to the corrections necessary in pneumato chemical experiments upon the volume of gas, in relation to its pressure.

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This bottle is turned bottom upwards, full of water, in the cistern of the pneumato chemical apparatus GHIK, Fig.

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It is then fixed to the jar BCD, which we suppose placed in water in the shelf of the pneumato chemical apparatus Fig.

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When To Use

�� does pneumato- mean?

Pneumato- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “air,” "breath," "spirit." It is often used in medical and scientific terms, including in pathology.Pneumato- comes from the Greek ��Ա�û��, meaning "wind," "breath," or "spirit." �ʲԱ�û�� is also the origin of the adjective pneumatic, as in pneumatic tires.�� are variants of pneumato-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, pneumato- becomes pneumat-, as in pneumatosis. The combining form pneumo- is also used as a variant of pneumato-, as in pneumograph.The Greek ��Ա�û�� is also closely related to the combining form -pnea.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use -pnea article.

pneumatic tyre pneumatocyst

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