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plenumIn a building, the space between the real ceiling and the dropped ceiling, which is often used as an air duct for heating and air conditioning. It is also filled with electrical, telephone and network wires. See plenum cable. plenum [′plen·əm] (engineering) A condition in which air pressure within an enclosed space is greater than that in the outside atmosphere. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Evil do I call it and misanthropic: all that teaching about the one, and the plenum, and the unmoved, and the sufficient, and the imperishable! As the ancient said, the world is a plenum or solid; and if we saw all things that really surround us we should be imprisoned and unable to move. |
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