Webster's Dictionary 1913

5266

Plenilune

Plen″i‐lune (–lūn), n. [L. plenilunium; plenus full + luna the moon.] The full moon. B. Jonson.

5267

Plenipotence

{ Ple‐nip″o‐tence (plē̍‐nĭp″ō̍‐tens), Ple‐nip″o‐ten‐cy (–ten‐sy̆), } n. The quality or state of being plenipotent.

5268

Plenipotent

Ple‐nip″o‐tent (–tent), a. [L. plenus full + potens, -entis, potent.] Possessing full power. Milton.

5269

Plenipotentiary

Plen′i‐po‐ten″ti‐a‐ry (plĕn″ĭ‐pō̍‐tĕn″shĭ‐ā̍‐ry̆), n.; pl.Plenipotentiaries (#). [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F. plénipotentiaire.] A person invested with full power to transact ...

5270

Plenipotentiary (2)

Plen′i‐po‐ten″ti‐a‐ry, a. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers. Howell.

5271

Plenish

Plen″ish (?), v. t. [See Replenish.] 1. To replenish. T. Reeve.2. To furnish; to stock, as a house or farm.

5272

Plenishing

Plen″ish‐ing, n. Household furniture; stock.

5273

Plenist

Ple″nist (?), n. [L. plenus full; cf. F. pléniste.] One who holds that all space is full of matter.

5274

Plenitude

Plen″i‐tude (?), n. [L. plenitudo, fr. plenus full; cf. F. plenitude.] 1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of...

5275

Plenitudinarian

Plen′i‐tu′di‐na″ri‐an (?), n. A plenist.

5276

Plenitudinary

Plen′i‐tu″di‐na‐ry (?), a. Having plenitude; full; complete; thorough.

5277

Plenteous

Plen″te‐ous (?), a. [From Plenty.] 1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. “Reaping plenteous crop.” Milton.2. ...

5278

Plentevous

Plen″te‐vous (?), a. Plenteous. Chaucer.

5279

Plentiful

Plen″ti‐ful (?), a. 1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.If it be a lon...

5280

Plenty

Plen″ty (?), n.; pl.Plenties (#), in Shak. [OE. plentee, plente, OF. plenté, fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See Full, a., and cf. Complete.] Full or adequate supply; enough a...

5281

Plenty (2)

Plen″ty, a. Plentiful; abundant.If reasons were as plenty as blackberries. Shak. (Folio ed.)Those countries where shrubs are plenty. Goldsmith.

5282

Plenum

‖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.

5283

Plenum (2)

‖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 ...

5284

Pleochroic

Ple′o‐chro″ic (?), a. Having the property of pleochroism.

5285

Pleochroism

Ple‐och″ro‐ism (?), n.(Crystallog.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

5286

Pleochromatic

Ple‐och′ro‐mat″ic (?), a. Pleochroic.

5287

Pleochromatism

Ple′o‐chro″ma‐tism (?), n. Pleochroism.

5288

Pleochroous

Ple‐och″ro‐ous (?), a. Pleochroic.

5289

Pleomorphic

Ple′o‐mor″phic (?), a. Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.

5290

Pleomorphism

Ple′o‐mor″phism (?), n. [Gr. � more + μορφή form.] 1. (Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorph...

5291

Pleomorphous

Ple′o‐mor″phous (?), a. Having the property of pleomorphism.

5292

Pleonasm

Ple″o‐nasm, (�), n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. �, fr. � to be more than enough, to abound, fr.�, neut. of �, more, compar. of � much. See Full, a., and cf. Poly-, Plus.] (Rhet.) Redund...