Meaning of PLENUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'pleenum
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| | Definition: | | [n] an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ple"num\, n. (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.
\Ple"num\, n. [L., fr. plenus full.]
That state in which every part of space is supposed to be
full of matter; -- opposed to vacuum. --G. Francis.
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