Science
- Plume (hydrodynamics), the form of effluent in water or emissions in air
- Eruption column, or volcanic plume, a column of volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an eruption
- Mantle plume, an upwelling of hot rock within the Earth's mantle that can cause volcanic hotspots
- Plumage, the layer of feathers that cover a bird
- Plume (feather), a prominent bird feather
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