plenum (redirected from plenums)

ple·num  (plnm, plnm)

n. pl. ple·nums or ple·na (pln, pln)

1. An assembly or meeting with all members present.

2. A condition, space, or enclosure in which air or other gas is at a pressure greater than that of the outside atmosphere.

3. The condition of being full; fullness.

4. A space completely filled with matter.

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[Latin plnum (spatium), full (space), neuter of plnus; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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plenum [ˈpliːnəm]

n pl -nums, -na [-nə]

1. (Physics / General Physics) an enclosure containing gas at a higher pressure than the surrounding environment

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a fully attended meeting or assembly, esp of a legislative body

3. (Philosophy) (esp in the philosophy of the Stoics) space regarded as filled with matter Compare vacuum [1]

4. the condition or quality of being full

[from Latin: space filled by matter, from plēnus full]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plenum - a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases" group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
	2.	plenum - an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

Translations

plenum [ˈpliːnəm] N (plenums or plena (pl)) → pleno m

plenum

n → Plenum nt, → Vollversammlung f