Meanings
nounmantle plume (plural mantle plumes)
plural mantle plumes
- geographyAn upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.
Translations
Dutch rookwolk, stofwolk
- rookwolkupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
- stofwolkupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
Finnish pluumi
- pluumiupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
French nuage de fumée
- nuage de fuméeupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
German Diapir, Manteldiapir
- Diapirupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
- Manteldiapirupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
- Plumeupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
Italian colonna
- colonnaupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
Portuguese pluma
- plumaupwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle
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mantle plume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantle%20plume
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“mantle plume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantle%20plume. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mantle plume,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantle%20plume.
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