noun
- the quality or state of being filled with air or gas; having a hollow, air-filled structure
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The pneumaticity of bird bones makes them lightweight yet strong for flight.
- Scientists studied the pneumaticity of the dinosaur’s vertebrae to understand its respiratory system.
- The fossil showed clear evidence of pneumaticity in its bone structure.
- Pneumaticity is a key adaptation that reduces body weight in flying animals.
- The degree of pneumaticity varies among different bird species.
- Researchers measured the pneumaticity of the skull bones using CT scans.