The idea was that a thing could only move into an empty place, and that, in a plenum, there are no empty places.
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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plénum — ou plenum [ plenɔm ] n. m. • 1929; à propos de la Suède 1770; lat. plenum, repris du russe ♦ Polit., hist. Réunion plénière d une assemblée, d un organisme (notamment le Comité central du parti communiste des ex pays socialistes). Des plénums,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
plenum — plénum ou plenum [ plenɔm ] n. m. • 1929; à propos de la Suède 1770; lat. plenum, repris du russe ♦ Polit., hist. Réunion plénière d une assemblée, d un organisme (notamment le Comité central du parti communiste des ex pays socialistes). Des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Plenum — may refer to:* Plenum chamber, a chamber intended to contain air, gas, or liquid at positive pressure * Plenism, or Horror vacui ( nature abhors a vacuum ) * Plenum, a meeting of a deliberative assembly in which all members are present; contrast… … Wikipedia
Plenum — Sn Vollversammlung per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Entlehnt aus ne. plenum, einer Neubildung zu l. plēnum cōnsilium vollzählige Versammlung , zu l. plēnus voll . Ebenso nndl. plenum, ne. plenum, nfrz. plénum, nschw.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Plenum — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Los plenums son presiones ligeramente superiores a la atmosférica, generalmente en el interior de sistemas de aire o gas, como resultado de la acción de un ventilador o soplador. El pleno se mide en pequeñas unidades … Wikipedia Español
plenum — plénum m DEFINICIJA 1. potpuni sastav kakva političkog tijela 2. zasjedanje svih članova neke organizacije ili tijela; plenarna sjednica ETIMOLOGIJA lat. plenum: puno ← plenus: pun (plenum spatium: pun prostor) … Hrvatski jezični portal
Plenum — Plenum: Die Bezeichnung für »Vollversammlung einer politischen Körperschaft (insbesondere des Parlaments)« wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. plenum entlehnt, das aus lat. plenum consilium »vollzählige Versammlung« gekürzt ist. – Dazu stellt… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
plenum — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. n V, lm M. plenumna {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} ogół członków jakiejś organizacji (partii, stowarzyszenia) obecnych na zgromadzeniu : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Plenum podjęło uchwałę. {{/stl … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PLENUM — in coloribus, idem quod adstrictum, amarum, austerum, meracum, pressum, saturum, triste etc. quas voces vide hîc passim. In Tessera, latus illud, quod sex puncta habebat, sic dictum legimus: uti contra vacuum illud, in quo unitas tantum erat… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
plenum — 1670s, filled space (opposite of vacuum), from L. plenum (spatium) full (space), neuter of plenus complete, full (see PLENARY (Cf. plenary)). The meaning of a full assembly of legislators is first recorded 1772 … Etymology dictionary
