Definizione monolingua

plenum

plenum (plural plenums or plena)

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present.
4. An enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure.
5. The space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.
6. (computing) A type of network cabling which satisfies plenum-ratings issued by the National Electrical Code. These cables are safer in case of a fire, producing less smoke and fumes.

pl?num

1. nominative neuter singular of pl?nus
2. accusative masculine singular of pl?nus
3. accusative neuter singular of pl?nus
4. vocative neuter singular of pl?nus

Definizione dizionario plenum

Altri significati:

(computing) A type of network cabling which satisfies plenum-ratings issued by the National Electrical Code. These cables are safer in case of a fire, producing less smoke and fumes.

The space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.

(physics) A space that is completely filled with matter.

A meeting in which all members are present.

A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present.

An enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure.

(figuratively) A state of fullness, a great quantity (of something).