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cluster

Pronunciation: /ˈklʌstə/

Definition of cluster

a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together:clusters of creamy-white flowers they stood there in a frightened cluster
Astronomy a group of stars or galaxies forming a relatively close association:there are several clusters in Cassiopeia
(also consonant cluster) Linguistics a group of consonants pronounced in immediate succession, as str in strong.
a natural subgroup of a population, used for statistical sampling or analysis: ten clusters from all the primary health centres were selected
Chemistry a group of atoms of the same element, typically a metal, bonded closely together in a molecule: noble-metal clusters supported on an acidic carrier [as modifier]:a cluster compound

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form a cluster or clusters:the children clustered round her skirts
Statistics (of data points) have similar numerical values:students tended to have marks clustering around 70 per cent

Origin:

Old English clyster; probably related to clot

Definition of cluster in the US English dictionary

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