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cluster
[ kluhs-ter ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to gather into a cluster or clusters.
- to furnish or cover with clusters.
verb (used without object)
- to form a cluster or clusters:
The people clustered around to watch.
Synonyms: , , , ,
cluster
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together
- a number of persons or things grouped together
- 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
verb
- to gather or be gathered in clusters
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٱԲ, adverb
- ˈܲٱ, adjective
- ˈܲٱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲt·Բ· adverb
- ܲt· adjective
- t·ܲt adjective
- ܲ·ܲt noun
- ܲ·ܲt adjective
- ܲ·ܲt·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cluster1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cluster1
Example Sentences
But on the outskirts of Delta, there is a cluster of steel businesses that have been here since the 1990s and which may be better placed in a new era of American protectionism.
The transportation, trade and utilities sector is one of the county’s largest employment clusters, with an estimated 830,000 workers last year, according a report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
On the route into the city, people sat clustered under trees on the central reservation of the highway, trying to get some relief from the hot sun.
“Swatting calls and hoax threats are a daily occurrence, often come in clusters across the U.S., and are typically made to harass, intimidate, and/or retaliate against their intended target.”
At a different cluster of makeshift plants in Wada, just outside Mumbai, a team from BBC Indian Languages saw soot, dying vegetation and polluted waterways around the sites.
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