Plume

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

In entertainment:

• Plume=feather
• Plume (publishing), an American book publishing company
• Plume (band), an electronic/punk duo
• Plume Latraverse, Canadian singer, musician, and writer
• "Plume" (Air episode), a 2005 episode of the Japanese anime Air
• Plumes, a 1924 novel by Laurence Stallings
• A 2006 album by Loscil
• A song by The Smashing Pumpkins on their album Pisces Iscariot

Other uses:

• A prominent bird feather, often used as an ornament. plume means bird feather in French
• Hackle, an ornamental plume on a uniform headdress