plenum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpliːnəm/    美 /ˈplɛnəm/|/ˈplinəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A space that is completely filled with matter.
    — The idea was that a thing could only move into an empty place, and that, in a plenum, there are no empty places.
  2. A state of fullness, a great quantity (of something). figuratively
    — 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. A type of network cabling which satisfies a given plenum rating for the purpose of fire safety.

词形变化

plenums plural plena plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonplenum plenum chamber plenum rating
相关词
in pleno plenary

词源

From Latin plēnum n (“space filled with matter”), from 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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