plenum

[ plee-nuhm, plen-uhm ]

/ ˈpli nəm, ˈplɛn əm /

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noun, plural ple·nums, ple·na [plee-nuh, plen-uh]. /ˈpli nə, ˈplɛn ə/.

the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.

a full assembly, as a joint legislative assembly.

a space, usually above a ceiling or below a floor, that can serve as a receiving chamber for air that has been heated or cooled to be distributed to inhabited areas.

the whole of space regarded as being filled with matter (opposed to vacuum).

Origin of plenum

1670–80; <Latin, neuter of plēnusfull¹, in the phrase plēnum (spatium) full (space)

Words nearby plenum

plenitudinous, pleno jure, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, plenum, plenum system, plenum ventilation, pleo-, pleochroic, pleochroism

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Example sentences from the Web for plenum

Referendum Law inches closer to basic law status after plenum vote.
Fair Assumption: No IDF In Palestine|Orly Halpern|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Let any external power be applied against the plenum and it would be smashed, hurled back full force upon its source.
Zero Data|Charles Saphro
The same is true of many other facts besides a plenum and a vacuum.
Curiosities of Heat|Lyman B. Tefft
Continue to think this world as neither a vacuum nor a plenum; nor a material or spiritual substance.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

Ipsum autem triduum, non totum & plenum fuisse Scriptura Testis est.
Six Discourses on the Miracles of our Saviour|Thomas Woolston
The Aristotelian plenum was reintroduced in this form, that there might be some reality where the discrete atoms were not.
Giordano Bruno|James Lewis McIntyre

British Dictionary definitions for plenum

plenum

/ (ˈpliːnəm) /

noun plural -nums or -na (-nə)

an enclosure containing gas at a higher pressure than the surrounding environment

a fully attended meeting or assembly, esp of a legislative body

(esp in the philosophy of the Stoics) space regarded as filled with matterCompare vacuum (def. 1)

the condition or quality of being full

Word Origin for plenum

C17: from Latin: space filled by matter, from plēnus full

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	plenum
释义	plenum [ plee-nuhm, plen-uhm ] / ˈpli nəm, ˈplɛn əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plenum ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ple·nums, ple·na [plee-nuh, plen-uh]. /ˈpli nə, ˈplɛn ə/. the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. a full assembly, as a joint legislative assembly. a space, usually above a ceiling or below a floor, that can serve as a receiving chamber for air that has been heated or cooled to be distributed to inhabited areas. the whole of space regarded as being filled with matter (opposed to vacuum). Origin of plenum 1670–80; <Latin, neuter of plēnusfull¹, in the phrase plēnum (spatium) full (space) Words nearby plenum plenitudinous, pleno jure, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, plenum, plenum system, plenum ventilation, pleo-, pleochroic, pleochroism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plenum Referendum Law inches closer to basic law status after plenum vote. Fair Assumption: No IDF In Palestine\|Orly Halpern\|August 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Let any external power be applied against the plenum and it would be smashed, hurled back full force upon its source. Zero Data\|Charles Saphro The same is true of many other facts besides a plenum and a vacuum. Curiosities of Heat\|Lyman B. Tefft Continue to think this world as neither a vacuum nor a plenum; nor a material or spiritual substance. The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)\|Valmiki Ipsum autem triduum, non totum & plenum fuisse Scriptura Testis est. Six Discourses on the Miracles of our Saviour\|Thomas Woolston The Aristotelian plenum was reintroduced in this form, that there might be some reality where the discrete atoms were not. Giordano Bruno\|James Lewis McIntyre British Dictionary definitions for plenum plenum / (ˈpliːnəm) / noun plural -nums or -na (-nə) an enclosure containing gas at a higher pressure than the surrounding environment a fully attended meeting or assembly, esp of a legislative body (esp in the philosophy of the Stoics) space regarded as filled with matterCompare vacuum (def. 1) the condition or quality of being full Word Origin for plenum C17: from Latin: space filled by matter, from plēnus full Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plenum body, chamber, parliament, house, saturation, completeness, wholeness, totality, assembly, congress, diet, council, senate, lawmakers, attendance, integrity, plenitude, profusion, surfeit, swelling
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plenum

noun, plural ple·nums, ple·na [plee-nuh, plen-uh]. /ˈpli nə, ˈplɛn ə/.

Origin of plenum

Words nearby plenum

Example sentences from the Web for plenum

British Dictionary definitions for plenum

noun plural -nums or -na (-nə)

Word Origin for plenum

Words related to plenum