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Dictionary: clus·ter   (klŭs'tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch: "She held out her hand, a small tight cluster of fingers" (Anne Tyler).
  2. Linguistics. Two or more successive consonants in a word, as cl and st in the word cluster.
  3. A group of academic courses in a related area.

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.intr.
To gather or grow into bunches.

v.tr.
To cause to grow or form into bunches.

[Middle English, from Old English clyster.]


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noun

    A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.

verb

  1. To come together: assemble, collect, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, get together, group, muster. See collect/distribute.
  2. To bring together: assemble, call, collect, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect/distribute.

Antonyms: cluster
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n

Definition: group of something
Antonyms: individual, one

v

Definition: assemble, group
Antonyms: disperse, disassemble, let go, scatter


The portion of the vine to which individual grapes are joined. Also called a bunch.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A number of things that grow or are grouped together.

pronunciation She ate a cluster of red grapes from her lunch.

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A cluster is a small group or bunch of something.

In science:

In biology and health sciences:

  • In genetics and biotechnology, a cluster may refer to a group of closely gathered genes within a chromosome.
  • Cancer cluster, in biomedicine, an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases
  • Cluster headache
  • Winter cluster, in beekeeping, a well-defined cluster of honey bees in cold temperatures
  • Cluster (epidemiology) refers to a grouping of cases of disease, possibly an outbreak
  • In genomics, a cluster often refers to a group of genes (or proteins, or metabolites) whose expression or concentration is similar across a range of conditions (see Cluster analysis).

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In economics:

In science fiction:

In music:

Other

  • A less common name for a bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette.
  • Cluster bomb, air-dropped or ground launched shells
  • Cluster diagram, general type of diagram, which represents some kind of cluster.

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Translations: Cluster
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klynge, gruppe, klase, bundt, aggregat
v. intr. - samle sig, flokkes, vokse i klynge, hænge i klaser
v. tr. - samle i klynge

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    klyngebombe

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwerm, tros, cluster, zich groeperen (rond), in bosjes groeien

Français (French)
n. - grappe, groupe, touffe, ensemble, entourage, (Astron) amas, (Ling) agglomérat
v. intr. - se rassembler, s'agglutiner
v. tr. - se rassembler, rassembler, s'agglutiner

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    bombe à fragmentation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwarm, Gruppe, Traube, Ballung
v. - ballen, sich scharen

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    Schrotbombe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συστάδα, σύμπλεγμα, ορμαθός, (Η/Υ) σύμπλεγμα (η μικρότερη μονάδα της επιφάνειας σκληρού δίσκου), (φυτολ.) τσαμπί, βότρυς, (αστρον.) ομάδα ή συγκρότημα γαλαξιών
v. - αρμαθιάζω, συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, συναθροίζω/-ομαι, μαζεύω/-ομαι

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    (στρατ.) βόμβα διασποράς

Italiano (Italian)
sciame, grappolo, gruppo

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    bomba a grappolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agrupamento (m), enxame (m), cardume (m)
v. - agrupar

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    bomba (f) de cluster (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
рой, скопление, кластер

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    пакетный снаряд

Español (Spanish)
n. - enjambre, manada, hato, racimo, grupo
v. intr. - arracimarse, agruparse, apiñarse
v. tr. - agrupar, arracimar

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    bomba racimo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klunga, klase, skock, kluster (språkv.)
v. - samla, växa i grupp, ligga hopgyttrad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
串, 群, 丛, 丛生, 成群, 使聚集

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    子母弹, 榴霰弹

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 串, 群, 叢
v. intr. - 叢生, 成群
v. tr. - 使聚集

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    子母彈, 榴霰彈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 송이 , 집단, 연속자음
v. intr. - 송이를 이루다
v. tr. - 밀집 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 房, 群れ
v. - 群がる, 群れを成す

idioms:

  • cluster bomb    集束爆弾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عنقود, مجموعه, ثله (فعل) تجمع, التف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשכול, קבוצה‬
v. intr. - ‮התאשכל, התקהל, התקבץ‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר אשכול של, קיבץ‬


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