"star cloud" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: star clouds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} star cloud (plural star clouds)
  1. (astronomy) A large group of many stars spread over very many light-years of space; the stars are not part of any structure but are in an area of greater than average stellar density. Wikipedia link: star cloud Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: star cluster Translations (cluster of stars): tähtipilvi (Finnish), nor de stele [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-star_cloud-en-noun-stTzarsM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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