plena

Variant of plenum

plenum definition

ple·num (plē′nəm, plen′əm)

noun pl. plenums -·nums or plena -·na (-nə)

  1. space filled with matter
  2. fullness
  3. a full or general assembly, as of all members of a legislative body
    1. an enclosed volume of gas under greater pressure than that surrounding the container
    2. the state of this

Etymology: ModL < L, neut. of plenus, full

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