Meanings
- The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
- astronomySynonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together.
Synonyms: Virgo Supercluster, Virgo SCl, Vir SC, VirSC, Virgo Supercluster
- astronomySynonym of Laniakea, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center.
Synonyms: Laniakea Supercluster, Laniakea SCl, Laniakea, Laniakea
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together.
proper nounSynonym of Laniakea, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center.
Origin
Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 本超星系團 /本超星系团
- 本超星系團 /本超星系团 (běnchāoxīngxìtuán)Supercluster that includes the Milky Way
Dutch Lokale Supercluster
- Lokale SuperclusterSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
Finnish Paikallinen superjoukko, Neitsyen superjoukko
- Paikallinen superjoukkoSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
- Neitsyen superjoukkoSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
French Superamas Local
- Superamas LocalSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
German Lokaler Superhaufen
- Lokaler SuperhaufenSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
Hindi कन्या महागुच्छ, कन्या
- कन्या महागुच्छ (kanyā mahāgucch)Supercluster that includes the Milky Way
- कन्या (kanyā)Supercluster that includes the Milky Way
Italian Superammasso Locale
- Superammasso LocaleSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
Polish Supergromada Lokalna
- Supergromada LokalnaSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
Spanish Supercúmulo Local
- Supercúmulo LocalSupercluster that includes the Milky Way
Cite this entry
Local Supercluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Local%20Supercluster
“Local Supercluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Local%20Supercluster. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Local Supercluster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Local%20Supercluster.
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