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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present;
- Example: "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"

2. an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plenum \Ple"num\, n. [L., fr. plenus full.] 1. That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; -- opposed to vacuum. --G. Francis. [1913 Webster] 2. (Ventilation) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plenum n 1: a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases" 2: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside