"open cluster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open clusters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open cluster (plural open clusters)
  1. (astronomy) a more or less irregular star cluster containing tens to thousands of stars Wikipedia link: open cluster Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: globular cluster Translations (large spherical star cluster): malfermita stelamaso (Esperanto), avoin tähtijoukko (Finnish), amas ouvert (French), 散開星団 (sankaiseidan) (alt: さんかいせいだん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-open_cluster-en-noun-djhauaWE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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