Plume or plumes may refer to:

Science

Plume (feather) A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants, peacocks and quails. They often have a decorative or ornamental purpose, commonly used among marching bands and the military, ...

, a prominent bird feather *

Plume (fluid dynamics) In hydrodynamics, a plume or a column is a vertical body of one fluid moving through another. Several effects control the motion of the fluid, including momentum (inertia), diffusion and buoyancy (density differences). Pure ''jets'' and pure ''p ...

, a column consisting of one fluid moving through another fluid *

Eruption plume An eruption column or eruption plume is a cloud of super-heated ash and tephra suspended in gases emitted during an explosive volcanic eruption. The volcanic materials form a vertical column or plume that may rise many kilometers into the air a ...

, a column of volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an eruption *

Mantle plume A mantle plume is a proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle, hypothesized to explain anomalous volcanism. Because the plume head partially melts on reaching shallow depths, a plume is often invoked as the cause of volcanic hot ...

, an upwelling of hot rock within the Earth's mantle that can cause volcanic hotspots * Moisture plume, an alternative name for a

atmospheric river An atmospheric river (AR) is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere. Other names for this phenomenon are tropical plume, tropical connection, moisture plume, water vapor surge, and cloud band. Atmospheric rivers ...

, a narrow corridor of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere * Plumage, the layer of feathers that cover a bird

Media and literature

* "Plume" (Air episode), a 2005 episode of the Japanese anime ''Air'' * '' Plume'', a 2006 album by Loscil * ''Plumes'' (play), a 1927 one-act play by Georgia Douglas Johnson * ''Plume'' (poetry collection), a 2012 book by Kathleen Flenniken *

Plume (publisher) Plume is a publishing company in the United States, founded in 1970 as the trade paperback imprint of New American Library. Today it is a division of Penguin Group Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random H ...

, an American book publishing company * ''Plumes'', a 1924 novel by

Laurence Stallings Laurence Tucker Stallings (November 25, 1894 – February 28, 1968) was an American playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, literary critic, journalist, novelist, and photographer. Best known for his collaboration with Maxwell Anderson on the 1924 pl ...

* A song by The Smashing Pumpkins on their 1994 album ''

Pisces Iscariot ''Pisces Iscariot'' is a compilation album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1994 through Virgin Records, consisting of B-sides and outtakes. Reaching number 4 in the US upon its 1994 release, ''Pisces Iscariot' ...

'' * "Plume", a song by Caravan Palace on the 2019 album ''

Chronologic ''Chronologic'' is the fourth studio album by French electro swing group Caravan Palace, released on August 30, 2019. Track listing Personnel *Zoé Colotis - vocalist *Charles Delaporte - double bass *Hugues Payen - violin *Antoine Toustou - ...

People

Plume Latraverse Plume Latraverse (born ''Michel Latraverse'' 11 May 1946) is a prolific singer, musician, songwriter and author from Quebec. At the end of the 1960s he formed a band named La Sainte Trinité with Pierrot le fou (Pierre Léger) and Pierre Landr ...

(born 1946), Canadian singer, musician, and writer *

Amélie Plume Amélie Plume (born 1943 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. Biography She carried out her study of letters and ethnology at the Université de Neuchâtel. She voyaged to Africa, Israel and New York City where she taught Fr ...

(born 1943), Swiss writer * Helen Plume, New Zealand climate change expert *

Ilse Plume Ilse Plume is an illustrator of children's books. Her first book, ''The Bremen Town Musicians'', was a Caldecott Honor book for 1981. She is also a teacher of Children's Book Illustration at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Massa ...

, American children's book illustrator *

Kenneth Plume Kenneth "Plumey" Plume (born July 10, 1977) is an American author, broadcaster, film producer and owner of Fred Entertainment. Published works Plume (with John Robinson) wrote the book ''There's a Zombie in My Treehouse!'' and paid out of pock ...

(born 1977), American author and broadcaster *

Mike Plume Mike Plume (born May 28, 1968) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. Background Canadian singer-songwriter Mike Plume fronts his roots-based namesake band. His first record, ''Songs From a Nort ...

(born 1968), Canadian country music singer and songwriter *

Roberts Plūme Roberts Plūme (16 May 1897 – 25 August 1956) was a Latvian cyclist and cross-country skier. He competed as a cyclist at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and as a skier at the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, official ...

(1897–1956), Latvian cyclist and cross-country skier *

Thomas Plume Thomas Plume (1630 – 20 November 1704) was an English churchman and philanthropist, and founder of a library in Maldon, Essex which still exists. The Plume School in Maldon is named after him. Family life The Plume family settled in the county ...

(1630–1704), English churchman and philanthropist, founder of the Plume School

Other uses

Plume (company) Plume is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that provides self-optimizing, smart WiFi services, visibility, and network control for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and their subscribers, including personal households and small busine ...

, a company that provides smart WiFi services for personal households

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