"globular cluster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: globular clusters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} globular cluster (plural globular clusters)
  1. (astronomy) a densely-packed spherical star cluster containing thousands to millions of stars Wikipedia link: globular cluster Categories (topical): Astronomy Derived forms: globular [short-form] Related terms: open cluster Translations (large spherical star cluster): 球狀星團 (Chinese Mandarin), 球状星团 (Chinese Mandarin), stelamaso (Esperanto), pallomainen tähtijoukko (Finnish), amas globulaire (French), Kugelsternhaufen [masculine] (German), réaltbhraisle chruinneogach [feminine] (Irish), 球状星団 (kyūjō seidan) (Japanese), шарово́е скопле́ние (šarovóje skoplénije) [neuter] (Russian), cụm sao cầu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-globular_cluster-en-noun-EJ3YBEio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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