a feather or cluster of feathers worn esp formerly as a badge or ornament in a headband, hat, etc
3. biology
any feathery part, such as the structure on certain fruits and seeds that aids dispersal by wind
4.
something that resembles a plume
a plume of smoke
5.
a token or decoration of honour; prize
6. geology
a rising column of hot, low viscosity material within the earth's mantle, which is believed to be responsible for linear oceanic island chains and flood basalts
Also called: mantle plume
verb(transitive)
7.
to adorn or decorate with feathers or plumes
8.
(of a bird) to clean or preen (itself or its feathers)
9. (foll byon or upon)
to pride or congratulate (oneself)
Derived forms
plumeless (ˈplumeless)
adjective
plumelike (ˈplumeˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin plūma downy feather
Examples of 'mantle plume' in a sentence
mantle plume
Upwelling of mantle plume material possibly influences the local stress.
Hu Yaxuan, Hu Jiuchang, Hao Ming 2014, 'Present three-dimensional crustal deformation in Hainan Island', Geodesy and Geodynamicshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715300161. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The origin of rejuvenated volcanism on mantle plume related oceanic islands remains controversial.
Thor Thordarson, Michael O. Garcia 2018, 'Variance of the Flexure Model Predictions With Rejuvenated Volcanism at Kīlauea Point,Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i', Frontiers in Earth Sciencehttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00121/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This mechanism could also explain the very large range in current estimates of mantle plume heat and volume fluxes.
Matthew R. Edwards 2019, 'Deep mantle plumes and an increasing Earth radius', Geodesy and Geodynamicshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984718301678. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The emplacement of both studied dolerites took place in intracontinental extensional setting, caused by a single rising mantle plume.
T. V. Donskaya, D. P. Gladkochub, R. E. Ernst, S. A. Pisarevsky, A. M. Mazukabzov,E. I. Demonterova 2018, 'Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Mesoproterozoic Dykes of the Irkutsk Promontory,Southern Part of the Siberian Craton', Mineralshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/12/545. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)