plenum
See also: plénum
English
Etymology
From Latin plēnum, noun use of neuter of plēnus (“full”). The sense of "legislative meeting" is a semantic loan from Russian пле́нум (plénum, “plenary session”), from the same Latin source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpliːnəm/
- Rhymes: -iːnəm
Noun
plenum (plural plenums or plena)
- (physics) A space that is completely filled with matter.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy:
- The idea was that a thing could only move into an empty place, and that, in a plenum, there are no empty places.
- 2001, Edward Grant, God and Reason in the Middle Ages, p. 176:
- The key to understanding medieval interpretations of motion in hypothetically void space is to realize that medieval natural philosophers analyzed the same bodies in the void that they discussed in the plenum of their ordinary world.
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- (figuratively) A state of fullness, a great quantity (of something).
- 1974, Guy Davenport Tatlin!:
- He lay on the long stone slant down to the slapping waves, his denim shorts, sneakers, and socks under his head for a pillow, feeling the splendour of distance in all directions, the liquid silence, the plenum of aloneness.
- 1974, Guy Davenport Tatlin!:
- A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present.
- An enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure.
- The space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.
- (computing) A type of network cabling which satisfies plenum-ratings issued by the National Electrical Code. These cables produce less smoke and fumes in the event of fire.
Antonyms
- vacuum
Related terms
- plenary
- in pleno
Translations
a space that is completely filled with matter
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a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something)
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a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present
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enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure
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space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.
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type of network cabling which satisfies plenum-ratings issued by the National Electrical Code
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Anagrams
- lumpen
Latin
Adjective
plēnum
- inflection of plēnus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin plenum.
Noun
plenum n (definite singular plenumet, indefinite plural plena, definite plural plenaene)
- a plenum (meeting)
- a plenary session
- In public; somewhere (sometime) where and when everyone's allowed: not restricted to a certain group or the like.
- Thomas Giertsen var på apoteket og kassapersonen annonserte at han hadde en soppinfeksjon høyt i plenum så alle hørte det.
- Thomas Giertsen was in the apothecary and the pharmacist announced loudly his fungal infection to those present in the shop.
References
- “plenum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “plenum” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin plenum.
Noun
plenum n (definite singular plenumet, indefinite plural plenum, definite plural plenuma)
- a plenum (meeting)
- a plenary session
References
- “plenum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plenum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛ.num/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnum
- Syllabification: ple‧num
Noun
plenum n
- plenum (legislative meeting)
Declension
Declension of plenum
singular | plural | |
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nominative | plenum | plena |
genitive | plenum | plenów |
dative | plenum | plenom |
accusative | plenum | plena |
instrumental | plenum | plenami |
locative | plenum | plenach |
vocative | plenum | plena |
Further reading
- plenum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- plenum in Polish dictionaries at PWN