Meanings
nounglobular cluster (plural globular clusters)
plural globular clusters
- astronomya densely-packed spherical star cluster containing thousands to millions of stars
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 球狀星團 /球状星团
- 球狀星團 /球状星团 (qiúzhuàng xīngtuán)large spherical star cluster
Esperanto stelamaso
- stelamasolarge spherical star cluster
Finnish pallomainen tähtijoukko
- pallomainen tähtijoukkolarge spherical star cluster
French amas globulaire
- amas globulairelarge spherical star cluster
German Kugelsternhaufen
- Kugelsternhaufenlarge spherical star cluster
Hindi गोल तारागुच्छ
- गोल तारागुच्छ (gol tārāgucch)large spherical star cluster
Irish réaltbhraisle chruinneogach
- réaltbhraisle chruinneogachlarge spherical star cluster
Japanese 球状星団
- 球状星団 (kyūjō seidan)large spherical star cluster
Polish gromada kulista
- gromada kulistalarge spherical star cluster
Russian шарово́е скопле́ние
- шарово́е скопле́ние (šarovóje skoplénije)large spherical star cluster
Vietnamese cụm sao cầu
- cụm sao cầularge spherical star cluster
Cite this entry
APA
globular cluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globular%20cluster
MLA
“globular cluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globular%20cluster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globular cluster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globular%20cluster.
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