The idea was that a thing could only move into an empty place, and that, in a plenum, there are no empty places.
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Plenum
//ˈplɛnəm//
Synonyms for "plenum" (168 found)
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congressconnectionconsecutionconstituentcontinuumconventicleconventionconvocationcopernican universecosmoscouncilcoursecreated naturecreated universecreationcycledancedatedescentdiet
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droneeartheinsteinian universeeisteddfodelementelementary particleelementary unitendless beltendless roundeverything that isexpanding universefestivityfetefilefiliationfireflywheel effectforgatheringforumfundamental particlegamutgatheringget togetherget-togethergradationhousewarminghumhylehypostasisindian file
Related words (84)
leveelinelineagemacrocosmmacrocosmosmaterialmaterial worldmaterialitymattermeetmeetingmegacosmmetagalaxymoleculemonadmonotonenatural worldnaturenewtonian universenexus
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omneitypanelpartypendulumperiodicityphysical worldpowder trainprogressionpromptolemaic universepulsating universequeuequorumrallyrangerankreceptionrecurrencerendezvousreticulationrotationroundroutinerowrunscaleseancesequenceseriessessionshindigsidereal universesingle filesit insit-insittingsoireespectrumsteady-state universestringstuffsubstancesubstratumsuccessionsum of thingsswathsymposiumsynodsystemthe four elementsthreadtiertotalitytotality of beingtrainturnoutunit of beinguniversewaterwhole wide worldwide worldwindrowworldworld without end
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14 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 18 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- пле́нум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Bulgarian
2 entries- пле́нум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
- пълнота́ noun (a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something))
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 充實 /充实 noun (a space that is completely filled with matter)
- 充實 /充实 noun (a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something))
- 充滿 /充满 noun (a space that is completely filled with matter)
- 充滿 /充满 noun (a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something))
Finnish
4 entries- alakaton ontelo noun (space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.)
- alakaton päällä oleva tila noun (space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.)
- alakaton yläpuolinen tila noun (space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.)
- täysi tila noun (a space that is completely filled with matter)
German
1 entries- Plenum noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Greek
1 entries- ολομέλεια noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Japanese
4 entries- プレナム noun (enclosed space having greater than atmospheric pressure)
- プレナム noun (space above a false ceiling used for cables, ducts etc.)
- プレナム noun (type of network cabling which satisfies a given plenum rating)
- 充実 noun (a space that is completely filled with matter)
Kazakh
3 entries- алқалық жиналыс noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
- алқалық мәжіліс noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
- пленум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Korean
2 entries- 전원회의 noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
- 총회 noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Latin
1 entries- plēnum noun (a space that is completely filled with matter)
Macedonian
1 entries- пленум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- plenum noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- plenum noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Persian
1 entries- پلنوم noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Polish
1 entries- plenum noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Russian
2 entries- пле́нум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
- полнота́ noun (a state of fullness, a great quantity (of something))
Spanish
1 entries- pleno noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пле́нум noun (a legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present)
Sample sentences
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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.
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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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