PLENUM
\plˈɛnəm], \plˈɛnəm], \p_l_ˈɛ_n_ə_m]\
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a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
By Princeton University
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A condition, as in an occupied room, in which the pressure of the air is greater than that of the outside atmosphere; as, a plenum may exist in a hall ventilated by a fan blower.
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That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; - opposed to vacuum.
By Oddity Software
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A condition, as in an occupied room, in which the pressure of the air is greater than that of the outside atmosphere; as, a plenum may exist in a hall ventilated by a fan blower.
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That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; - opposed to vacuum.
By Noah Webster.
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