plenum

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpliːnəm/

noun

  • 1an assembly of all the members of a group or committee: the seventh plenum of the Communist Party central committee
    [influenced by Russian plenum 'plenary session']
  • 2 Physics a space completely filled with matter, or the whole of space so regarded: so long as things move simultaneously into each other’s places, motion is possible in a plenum

Origin:

late 17th century: from Latin, literally 'full space', neuter of plenus 'full'