Plume

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Plume of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after launch.

Plume may refer to:

In science:

  • Plume (hydrodynamics), the form of effluent in water or emissions in air
  • Eruption column, or volcanic plume, a column of hot volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic eruption
  • Mantle plume, or volcanic plume, an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle, which can cause volcanic hotspots
  • Plumage, the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers
  • plume (feather), a prominent bird feather, often used as an ornament (plume means bird feather in French)

In entertainment:

Other uses:

  • Hackle, an ornamental plume on a uniform headdress
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