Pleiosaurus Plei`o·sau"rus noun [ New Latin ]
(Paleon.) Same as Pliosaurus .
Pleistocene Pleis"to·cene adjective [ Greek ... most + ... new.]
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. --
noun The Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.
Plenal Ple"nal adjective [ Latin
plenus full. Confer
Plenary .]
Full; complete; as, a plenal view or act. [ Obsolete]
Plenarily Ple"na·ri·ly adverb In a plenary manner.
Plenariness Ple"na·ri·ness noun Quality or state of being plenary.
Plenarty Plen"ar·ty noun The state of a benefice when occupied. Blackstone.
Plenary Ple"na·ry adjective [ Late Latin
plenarius , from Latin
plenus full. See
Plenty .]
Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license; plenary authority. A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full.
I. Watts. Plenary indulgence (R. C. Ch.) ,
an entire remission of temporal punishment due to, or canonical penance for, all sins. --
Plenary inspiration .
(Theol.) See under Inspiration .
Plenary Ple"na·ry noun (Law) Decisive procedure. [ Obsolete]
Plene Plene æ. [ Latin
plenus full.]
Full; complete; plenary. [ Obsolete]
Plenicorn Ple"ni·corn noun [ Latin
plenus full +
cornu horn.]
(Zoology) A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer. Brande & C.
Plenilunary Plen`i·lu"na·ry adjective Of or pertaining to the full moon. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Plenilune Plen"i·lune noun [ Latin
plenilunium ;
plenus full +
luna the moon.]
The full moon. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Plenipotence, Plenipotency Ple·nip"o·tence, Ple·nip"o·ten·cy noun The quality or state of being plenipotent. [ R.]
Plenipotent Ple·nip"o·tent adjective [ Latin
plenus full +
potens ,
-entis , potent.]
Possessing full power. [ R.]
Milton.
Plenipotentiary Plen`i·po·ten"ti·a·ry noun ;
plural Plenipotentiaries . [ Late Latin
plenipotentiarius : confer French
plénipotentiaire .]
A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.
Plenipotentiary Plen`i·po·ten"ti·a·ry adjective Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers. Howell.
Plenish Plen"ish transitive verb [ See
Replenish .]
1. To replenish. [ Obsolete]
T. Reeve. 2. To furnish; to stock, as a house or farm. [ Scot.]
Plenishing Plen"ish·ing noun Household furniture; stock. [ Scot.]
Plenist Ple"nist noun [ Latin
plenus full; confer French
pléniste .]
One who holds that all space is full of matter.
Plenitude Plen"i·tude noun [ Latin
plenitudo , from
plenus full; confer French
plenitude .]
1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or power. 2. Animal fullness; repletion; plethora. [ Obsolete]
Plenitudinarian Plen`i·tu`di·na"ri·an noun A plenist.
Plenitudinary Plen`i·tu"di·na·ry adjective Having plenitude; full; complete; thorough. [ Obsolete]
Plenteous Plen"te·ous adjective [ From
Plenty .]
1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. "Reaping
plenteous crop."
Milton. 2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. "The seven
plenteous years."
Gen. xli. 34. 3. Having plenty; abounding; rich. The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.
Deut. xxviii. 11. Syn. -- Plentiful; copious; full.
See Ample . --
Plen"te*ous*ly ,
adverb --
Plen"te*ous*ness ,
noun
Plentevous Plen"te·vous adjective Plenteous. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Plentiful Plen"ti·ful adjective 1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water. 2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful. If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.
Bacon. 3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [ Obsolete]
He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from
Bacon. --
Plen"ti*ful*ly ,
adverb --
Plen"ti*ful*ness ,
noun
Plenty Plen"ty noun ;
plural Plenties , in
Shak. [ Middle English
plentee ,
plente , Old French
plenté , from Latin
plenitas , from
plenus full. See
Full ,
adjective , and confer
Complete .]
Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness. "
Plenty of corn and wine."
Gen. xxvii. 28. "Promises Britain peace and
plenty ."
Shak. Houses of office stuffed with plentee .
Chaucer. The teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the world.
Thomson. Syn. -- Abundance; exuberance. See
Abundance .
Plenty Plen"ty adjective Plentiful; abundant. [ Obsolete or Colloq.]
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries.
Shak. (Folio ed.) Those countries where shrubs are plenty .
Goldsmith.
Plenum Ple"num noun [ Latin , from
plenus full.]
That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; -- opposed to vacuum . G. Francis.
Plenum Ple"num noun (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.
Pleochroic Ple`o·chro"ic adjective Having the property of pleochroism.
Pleochroism Ple·och"ro·ism noun [ Greek ... mor... + ... color.]
(Crystallog.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
Pleochromatic Ple·och`ro·mat"ic adjective Pleochroic.
Pleochromatism Ple`o·chro"ma·tism noun Pleochroism.
Pleochroous Ple·och"ro·ous adjective Pleochroic.
Pleomorphic Ple`o·mor"phic adjective Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.
Pleomorphism Ple`o·mor"phism noun [ Greek ... more + ... form.]
1. (Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism . 2. (Biol.) The theory that the various genera of bacteria are phases or variations of growth of a number of Protean species, each of which may exhibit, according to undetermined conditions, all or some of the forms characteristic of the different genera and species.
Pleomorphous Ple`o·mor"phous adjective Having the property of pleomorphism.
Pleonasm Ple"o·nasm noun [ Latin
pleonasmus , Greek ..., from ... to be more than enough, to abound, from ..., neut. of ..., more, compar. of ... much. See
Full , adjective , and confer
Poly- ,
Plus .]
(Rhet.) Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes .
Pleonast Ple"o·nast noun One who is addicted to pleonasm. [ R.]
C. Reade.
Pleonaste Ple"o·naste noun [ Greek ... abundant, rich; confer French
pl é
onaste .]
(Min.) A black variety of spinel.
Pleonastic, Pleonastical Ple`o·nas"tic, Ple`o·nas"tic·al adjective [ Confer French
pléonastique .]
Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.
Pleonastically Ple`o·nas"tic·al·ly adverb In a pleonastic manner.
Pleopod Ple"o·pod noun ;
plural English
Pleopods , Latin
Pleopoda . [ Greek ... to swim +
-pod .]
(Zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea .
Plerome Ple"rome noun [ Greek ... that which fills up, from ... to fill.]
(Botany) The central column of parenchyma in a growing stem or root.
Plerophory Ple·roph"o·ry noun [ Greek ...; ... full + ... to bear.]
Fullness; full persuasion. "A
plerophory of assurance."
Bp. Hall.
Plesance Ples"ance noun Pleasance. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Plesh Plesh noun A pool; a plash. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Plesimorphism Ple`si·mor"phism noun [ Greek ... near + ... form.]
(Crystallog.) The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing in closely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition.
Plesiomorphous Ple`si·o·mor"phous adjective Nearly alike in form.
Plesiosaur Ple"si·o·saur noun (Paleon.) One of the Plesiosauria.
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