"star cluster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: star clusters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} star cluster (plural star clusters)
  1. (astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula. Wikipedia link: en:star cluster Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: cluster of stars [astronomy, natural-sciences], Cl* [abbreviation], Cl [abbreviation] Hyponyms: Galactic cluster, globular cluster, open cluster, super star cluster Related terms: star cloud, field star Coordinate_terms: stellar association, moving group, stellar stream Translations (group of stars): աստղակույտեր (astġakuyter) (Armenian), зорнае скопішча (zórnaje skópišča) [neuter] (Belarusian), তারা গুচ্ছ (tara guccho) (Bengali), звезден куп (zvezden kup) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cúmul estel·lar (Catalan), hvězdokupa [feminine] (Czech), stjernehob (Danish), sterrenhoop [masculine] (Dutch), stelamaso (Esperanto), täheparv (Estonian), tähtijoukko (Finnish), amas stellaire [masculine] (French), cúmulo estelar [masculine] (Galician), ვარსკვლავთგროვა (varsḳvlavtgrova) (Georgian), Sternhaufen [masculine] (German), צביר כוכבים (Hebrew), तारा गुच्छ (tārā gucch) (Hindi), halmaz (Hungarian), réaltbhraisle [feminine] (Irish), ammasso stellare [masculine] (Italian), 星団 (seidan) (alt: せいだん) (Japanese), үйіржұлдыз (üiırjūldyz) (Kazakh), 성단 (seongdan) (Korean), Steernhopen [masculine] (Low German), ѕвездено јато (dzvezdeno jato) [neuter] (Macedonian), stjernehop [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stjernehop [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), خوشه ستارهای (Persian), gromada gwiazd [feminine] (Polish), aglomerado estelar [masculine] (Portuguese), aglomerado [masculine] (Portuguese), ਤਾਰਾ ਗੁੱਛਾ (tārā gucchā) (Punjabi), roi de stele [neuter] (Romanian), roi stelar [neuter] (Romanian), звёздное скопле́ние (zvjózdnoje skoplénije) [neuter] (Russian), hviezdokopa [feminine] (Slovak), zvezdna kopica [feminine] (Slovene), cúmulo estelar [masculine] (Spanish), stjärnhop [common-gender] (Swedish), talumpon (Tagalog), กระจุกดาว (Thai), yıldız kümesi (Turkish), зоряне скупчення (zorjane skupčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), quần tinh (Vietnamese), cụm sao (Vietnamese), đám sao (Vietnamese), clwstwr sêr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-star_cluster-en-noun-g5g9IYwF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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          "sense": "group of stars",
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          "roman": "tārā gucchā",
          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "ਤਾਰਾ ਗੁੱਛਾ"
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          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "กระจุกดาว"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "yıldız kümesi"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zorjane skupčennja",
          "sense": "group of stars",
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          "word": "зоряне скупчення"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "quần tinh"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "cụm sao"
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        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "group of stars",
          "word": "đám sao"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "צביר כוכבים"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tārā gucch",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "तारा गुच्छ"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "group of stars",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "réaltbhraisle"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "roman": "seidan",
      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "üiırjūldyz",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "үйіржұлдыз"
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      "roman": "seongdan",
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      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dzvezdeno jato",
      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "word": "ѕвездено јато"
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      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "sense": "group of stars",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "خوشه ستارهای"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gromada gwiazd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aglomerado estelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aglomerado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "tārā gucchā",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "ਤਾਰਾ ਗੁੱਛਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "roi de stele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "roi stelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zvjózdnoje skoplénije",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "звёздное скопле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hviezdokopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zvezdna kopica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cúmulo estelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stjärnhop"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "talumpon"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "กระจุกดาว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "yıldız kümesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zorjane skupčennja",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зоряне скупчення"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "quần tinh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "cụm sao"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "đám sao"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "group of stars",
      "word": "clwstwr sêr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "star cluster"
}

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