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As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.
Buzz Aldrin

Meaning of "plume" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLUME

From Old French, from Latin plūma downy feather.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUME

plume  [pluːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plume is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb plume in English.

WHAT DOES PLUME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plume in the English dictionary

The first definition of plume in the dictionary is a feather, esp one that is large or ornamental. Other definition of plume is a feather or cluster of feathers worn esp formerly as a badge or ornament in a headband, hat, etc. Plume is also any feathery part, such as the structure on certain fruits and seeds that aids dispersal by wind.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLUME

PRESENT

Present
I plume
you plume
he/she/it plumes
we plume
you plume
they plume
Present continuous
I am pluming
you are pluming
he/she/it is pluming
we are pluming
you are pluming
they are pluming
Present perfect
I have plumed
you have plumed
he/she/it has plumed
we have plumed
you have plumed
they have plumed
Present perfect continuous
I have been pluming
you have been pluming
he/she/it has been pluming
we have been pluming
you have been pluming
they have been pluming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I plumed
you plumed
he/she/it plumed
we plumed
you plumed
they plumed
Past continuous
I was pluming
you were pluming
he/she/it was pluming
we were pluming
you were pluming
they were pluming
Past perfect
I had plumed
you had plumed
he/she/it had plumed
we had plumed
you had plumed
they had plumed
Past perfect continuous
I had been pluming
you had been pluming
he/she/it had been pluming
we had been pluming
you had been pluming
they had been pluming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will plume
you will plume
he/she/it will plume
we will plume
you will plume
they will plume
Future continuous
I will be pluming
you will be pluming
he/she/it will be pluming
we will be pluming
you will be pluming
they will be pluming
Future perfect
I will have plumed
you will have plumed
he/she/it will have plumed
we will have plumed
you will have plumed
they will have plumed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pluming
you will have been pluming
he/she/it will have been pluming
we will have been pluming
you will have been pluming
they will have been pluming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would plume
you would plume
he/she/it would plume
we would plume
you would plume
they would plume
Conditional continuous
I would be pluming
you would be pluming
he/she/it would be pluming
we would be pluming
you would be pluming
they would be pluming
Conditional perfect
I would have plume
you would have plume
he/she/it would have plume
we would have plume
you would have plume
they would have plume
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pluming
you would have been pluming
he/she/it would have been pluming
we would have been pluming
you would have been pluming
they would have been pluming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you plume
we let´s plume
you plume
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to plume
Past participle
plumed
Present Participle
pluming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUME


abloom
əˈbluːm
begloom
bɪˈɡluːm
bloom
bluːm
Blum
bluːm
broadloom
ˈbrɔːdˌluːm
deplume
diːˈpluːm
flume
fluːm
gloom
ɡluːm
glume
ɡluːm
handloom
ˈhændˌluːm
heirloom
ˈɛəˌluːm
illume
ɪˈluːm
loom
luːm
overgloom
ˌəʊvəˈɡluːm
rebloom
riːˈbluːm
reillume
ˌriːɪˈluːm
relume
rɪˈluːm
semiplume
ˈsemɪˌpluːm
sloom
sluːm
unplume
ʌnˈpluːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUME

plumbless
plumbness
plumbosolvency
plumbosolvent
plumbous
plumbous oxide
plumbum
plumcake
plumcot
plumdamas
plume moth
plumed
plumeless
plumelet
plumelike
plumeria
plumery
plumier
plumiest
plumigerous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUME

atomic volume
blood volume
companion volume
critical volume
displume
emplume
filoplume
mantle plume
molar volume
molecular volume
multivolume
nom de plume
noms de plume
omnibus volume
packed cell volume
sales volume
specific volume
swept volume
tidal volume
volume

Synonyms and antonyms of plume in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLUME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «plume» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of plume

Translation of «plume» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUME

Find out the translation of plume to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plume from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plume» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一缕 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

columna
570 millions of speakers

English

plume
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлейф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pluma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মানচিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

panache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plume
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fahne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

もくもく立ち上る煙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 기둥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plume
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lông chim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளூம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tüy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pennacchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pióropusz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлейф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοφίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plym
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plume
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plume

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUME»

The term «plume» is very widely used and occupies the 20.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plume» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plume» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plume

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PLUME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word plume.
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Buzz Aldrin
As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUME»

Discover the use of plume in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plume and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plume: The Second Anthology
Welcome to the Plume - where members are bound by desire and fantasies come true.This anthology includes the second three erotic novellas in the Plume series: Deception, Exhibition and Exposure.DECEPTIONThings are not what they seem to be ...
Ella Ardent, 2012
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Plume
These story fragments are interwoven with first-person lyrics that recall my childhood in Richland and experiences on the Hanford site.
Kathleen Flenniken, 2007
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Scarlet Plume
Through the dangers of a pitiless war he returns Judith to the safety of her people. Soon she must try to save him. Scarlet Plume is the third of Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, the Buckskin Man Tales.
Frederick Manfred, 1983
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Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
These are narratives of secrecy, obsession, modesty, scandal, defiance, and shame: Only through the protective guise of Lewis Carroll could a shy, half-deaf Victorian mathematician at Oxford feel free to let his imagination run wild.
Carmela Ciuraru, 2011
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Rocket exhaust plume phenomenology
This new book deals with the phenomenology of rocket exhaust plumes as the targets of space-based surveillance systems.
Frederick S. Simmons, 2000
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They Followed the Plume: The Story of J.E.B. Stuart and His ...
They Followed the Plume gives a behind-the-scenes look at the friendships and rivalries of Stuart's men, using service records and previously unpublished letters to substantiate the compelling biographies of 52 staff members.
Robert J. Trout, 2003
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Fruits of Her Plume: Essays on Contemporary Russian Woman's ...
This first study to treat contemporary Russian women's creativity approaches women's texts, films, and canvasses from a rich array of perspectives, ranging from anti-gendered to feminist.
Helena Goscilo, 1993
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Eagle's Plume: The Struggle to Preserve the Life and Haunts ...
Their heroic efforts are chronicled in the book, which also takes the measure and pulse of the bird that so impressed ancient storytellers.
Bruce E. Beans, 1997
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Wind-driven Plume Dispersion Near a Building
The dispersions of smoke or hazardous materials during accidental releases are of concern in many practical applications.
Young Ern Ling, 2008
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The Science of Air: Concepts and Applications, Second Edition
Figure 15.1 shows the classic types of plume behavior that are characteristic of different stability conditions. When the atmosphere is slightly stable or neutral, a typical plume “cones,” as indicated in Figure 15.1a. It is likely to occur on cloudy ...
Frank R. Spellman, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plume is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fire at Las Vegas hotel's 14th-floor pool creates spectacular plume
Smokes billows from a fire on the outside pool area of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Photograph: Steve Marcus/AP. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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NASA's CATS cam spots Raung Volcano plume at night
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- How do you spot a volcano plume in the middle of the night from an altitude of 250 miles? You just call on the ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
3
Smoke plume from North Brunswick fire visible from space
Thanks to clear skies, yesterday's visible satellite image clearly showed the smoke plume from the North Brunswick warehouse inferno. That is ... «New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, Jul 15»
4
PHOTOS: Radar shows smoke plume from burning middle school
(WBNG Binghamton) WBNG's Storm Tracker Weather radar detected the smoke plume coming from a burning Binghamton school. The radar ... «WBNG-TV, Jul 15»
5
Canada, Alaska wildfire surge sends smoke plume to Texas
The monitoring service described the long, dense plume of smoke as “pretty remarkable”. According to Alaska's forestry service, 2015 already ... «RTCC, Jul 15»
6
The Parrot Plume, 'The Most Contaminated Mine Water In The State …
Last Sunday, the Montana Standard published a special report on the Parrot Plume, by Reporter Susan Dunlap. MTPR News Director Eric ... «MTPR, Jul 15»
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Smoke from warehouse fire visible from space as wind remains calm
A massive smoke plume from the five-alarm fire in North Brunswick early this morning was seen more than hundred miles away and picked up ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Plume School bans 'skinny' trousers in stricter uniform rules from …
The strict new approach will be introduced at Plume School in the September term when new headteacher Carl Wakefield takes up his position. «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
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Plume School's Headteacher gives final farewell
Plume School's Headteacher, David Stephenson, will retire at the end of August after spending 37 years serving Essex schools. Mr Stephenson ... «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
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Carmarthen man who caused rumpus outside Plume and Feathers …
A MAN who caused an "ongoing disturbance" inside and outside a Carmarthen pub has been told he should have gone the few steps home ... «Carmarthen Journal, Jul 15»

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