Meanings
- astronomyThe supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
Holonyms: Laniakea < Universe
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Meronyms: Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group
Synonyms: Local Supercluster, LSC, LS, Virgo SC, VirSC, Vir SC
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
Origin
Virgo + supercluster; from where the supercluster is centered, on the Virgo Cluster in the Virgo Constellation
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 室女座超星系團 /室女座超星系团
- 室女座超星系團 /室女座超星系团 (Shìnǚzuò chāoxīngxìtuán)Local Supercluster
Dutch Virgosupercluster
- VirgosuperclusterLocal Supercluster
Finnish Neitsyen superjoukko, Paikallinen superjoukko
- Neitsyen superjoukkoLocal Supercluster
- Paikallinen superjoukkoLocal Supercluster
German Virgo-Superhaufen
- Virgo-SuperhaufenLocal Supercluster
Hindi कन्या महागुच्छ, कन्या
- कन्या महागुच्छ (kanyā mahāgucch)Local Supercluster
- कन्या (kanyā)Local Supercluster
Japanese おとめ座超銀河団
- おとめ座超銀河団Local Supercluster
Korean 처녀자리 초은하단
- 처녀자리 초은하단 (cheonyeojari cho'eunhadan)Local Supercluster
Polish Supergromada Lokalna
- Supergromada LokalnaLocal Supercluster
Cite this entry
Virgo Supercluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Virgo%20Supercluster
“Virgo Supercluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Virgo%20Supercluster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Virgo Supercluster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Virgo%20Supercluster.
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