Plenum

Definitions

1. A space that is completely filled with matter.
2. A state of fullness, a great quantity (of something).
   figuratively
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. A type of network cabling which satisfies a given plenum rating for the purpose of fire safety.

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Examples

“The idea was that a thing could only move⟳ into an empty place⟳, and that, in a plenum, there are no empty places.”

“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.”

“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.”

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