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• plume — [plo͞om] n. [OFr < L pluma, downy part of a feather, small soft feather < IE base * pleus , to pluck out, fluff of wool, hair > FLEECE] 1. a) a feather, esp. a large, fluffy, or showy one b) a cluster of such feathers 2. an ornament made …   English World dictionary

• plume — plume1 [plu:m] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin pluma (small soft) feather ] 1.) a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air plume of smoke/dust/gas/spray etc ▪ A black plume of smoke rose above the city. 2.) a large… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plume — [[t]plu͟ːm[/t]] plumes 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A plume of smoke, dust, fire, or water is a large quantity of it that rises into the air in a column. The rising plume of black smoke could be seen all over Kabul. ...the volcano s towering ash plume …   English dictionary

• plume — n. & v. n. 1 a feather, esp. a large one used for ornament. 2 an ornament of feathers etc. attached to a helmet or hat or worn in the hair. 3 something resembling this (a plume of smoke). 4 Zool. a feather like part or formation. v. 1 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• plume — pluːm n. feather, group of feathers; large body of vapor or fluid that expands upwards and/or outward (i.e. a plume of smoke rising from a fire) v. decorate with feathers; clean one s feathers, preen (about birds); cover with feathers …   English contemporary dictionary

• plume — ► NOUN 1) a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers. 2) a long spreading cloud of smoke or vapour. 3) Geology a column of magma rising by convection in the earth s mantle. ► VERB 1) (plumed) decorated with feathers. 2) (of smoke or vapour)… …   English terms dictionary

• plume — late 14c., a feather (especially a large and conspicuous one), from O.Fr. plume, from L. pluma feather, down, from PIE root *pleus to pluck, a feather, fleece (Cf. O.E. fleos fleece ). Meaning a long streamer of smoke, etc. is first attested 1878 …   Etymology dictionary

• Plume (hydrodynamics) — In hydrodynamics, a plume is a column of one fluid moving through another. Several effects control the motion of the fluid, including momentum, buoyancy and density difference. When momentum effects are more important than density differences and …   Wikipedia

• smoke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ black, blue, grey/gray, white, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• plume — plumeless, adj. plumelike, adj. /ploohm/, n., v., plumed, pluming. n. 1. a feather. 2. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. 3. a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. 4. any plumose part or formation. 5 …   Universalium

• plume — plume1 [ plum ] noun count 1. ) a large feather or group of feathers, used especially for decorating a hat 2. ) a long narrow cloud of dust, smoke, etc. that moves upward: There was a loud explosion, followed by a plume of thick black smoke.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English