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" (176 found)
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airallall beingall creationallnessarrayarticulationassembleeassemblyassignationat homeatomatomic particlesballbankbrawlbrute matterbuilding blockbuzzcatena
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catenationcaucuschainchain reactionchainingchemical elementcolloquiumcommissioncommitteecomponentconcatenationconclaveconcourse
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congregationcongressconnectionconsecutionconstituentcontinuumconventicleconventionconvocationcopernican universecosmoscouncilcoursecreated naturecreated universecreationcycledancedatedescent
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dietdroneeartheinsteinian universeeisteddfodelementelementary particleelementary unitendless beltendless roundeverything that isexpanding universefestivityfetefilefiliationfireflywheel effectforgatheringforumfundamental particlegamutgatheringget togetherget-togethergradationhousewarminghumhylehypostasis
Noun(2 words)
full assemblygathering
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indian fileleveelinelineagemacrocosmmacrocosmosmaterialmaterial worldmaterialitymattermeetmeetingmegacosmmetagalaxymoleculemonadmonotonenatural worldnaturenewtonian universe
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nexusomneitypanelpartypendulumperiodicityphysical 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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6 entriesair plenumplenum chamberplenum ductplenum housingplenum spaceplenum volume
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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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