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plenum

See also: plénum

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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plenum (plural plenums or plena)

  2. (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, page 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.
  4. (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.
  6. A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present.
  8. An enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure.
  10. The space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.
  12. (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.

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Latin

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Adjective

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plēnum

  1. inflection of plēnus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin plenum.

Noun

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plenum n (definite singular plenumet, indefinite plural plena, definite plural plenaene)

  1. a plenum (meeting)
  2. a plenary session
  3. 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.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin plenum.

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plenum n (definite singular plenumet, indefinite plural plenum, definite plural plenuma)

  1. a plenum (meeting)
  2. a plenary session

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Polish

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Etymology

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Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Plenum, French plenum, or English plenum, ultimately from Latin plēnum.[1][2] First attested in the 20th century.[3]

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Noun

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plenum n

  1. plenum (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
  2. plenum (members gathered at such a meeting)

Declension

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Declension of plenum
singular plural
nominative plenum plena
genitive plenum plenów
dative plenum plenom
accusative plenum plena
instrumental plenum plenami
locative plenum plenach
vocative plenum plena

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “plenum”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “plenum”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “plenum”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

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  • plenum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • plenum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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