cluster
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch: a cluster of grapes.
a group of things or persons close together: There was a cluster of tourists at the gate.
U.S. Army. a small metal design placed on a ribbon representing an awarded medal to indicate that the same medal has been awarded again: oak-leaf cluster.
Phonetics. a succession of two or more contiguous consonants in an utterance, as the str- cluster of strap.
Astronomy. a group of neighboring stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that have essentially the same age and composition and thus supposedly a common origin.: Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association.
to gather into a cluster or clusters.
to furnish or cover with clusters.
to form a cluster or clusters: The people clustered around to watch.
Origin of cluster
1Other words for cluster
Other words from cluster
- clus·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- clus·ter·y, adjective
- in·ter·clus·ter, adjective
- sub·clus·ter, noun
- un·clus·tered, adjective
- un·clus·ter·ing, adjective
Words Nearby cluster
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How to use cluster in a sentence
According to health authorities, workplaces were the source for a quarter of the infection clusters reported since the lifting of heavy lockdown.
As COVID-19 rates rise, France will require most people to wear masks at work | David Meyer | August 18, 2020 | FortuneThat’s when teams in Germany and Austria each used Gaia to show many stars already had left the cluster.
Milky Way’s tidal forces are shredding a nearby star cluster | Ken Croswell | August 18, 2020 | Science News For StudentsWhere a cluster may hold a few thousand stars, a galaxy can be home to far more.
Last year, astronomers finally managed to examine a far sparser region of space—the expanse between galaxy clusters.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 11) | Singularity Hub Staff | July 11, 2020 | Singularity HubLast year, astronomers finally managed to examine a far sparser region of space — the expanse between galaxy clusters.
The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View | Natalie Wolchover | July 2, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
To his credit, Huckabee is conscious of the fact that he will need a cluster of deep-pocketed patrons and bundlers.
Art Basel itself is but the center of a cluster of mega-shows taking place in Miami this week.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the runaway best example of the game is another cluster of British luxury vehicles—Range Rover, Land Rover and Jaguar.
But the crown itself (or headband or cluster of buds) screams disingenuous.
There is now a black dot in a cluster of reeds about two hundred meters downstream.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the tertian parasite, the segments more frequently form an irregular cluster.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn the course of an hour a cluster of dark objects appeared on the bench, coming rapidly toward us.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairBehind it was a cluster of low hills set with narrow fields and tiny white houses.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThey made a cluster of flashing color whose center point was a tiny airship, a speedster, a gay little craft.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousHe kept looking at the open sky above the river, waiting for the cluster to rise high so he could see it.
The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for cluster
/ (ˈklʌstə) /
a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together
a number of persons or things grouped together
US military a metal insignia worn on a medal ribbon to indicate a second award or a higher class of a decoration or order
military
a group of bombs dropped in one stick, esp fragmentation and incendiary bombs
the basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield
astronomy an aggregation of stars or galaxies moving together through space
a group of two or more consecutive vowels or consonants
statistics a naturally occurring subgroup of a population used in stratified sampling
chem
a chemical compound or molecule containing groups of metal atoms joined by metal-to-metal bonds
the group of linked metal atoms present
to gather or be gathered in clusters
Origin of cluster
1Derived forms of cluster
- clustered, adjective
- clusteringly, adverb
- clustery, adjective
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