open cluster

noun

a more or less irregular star cluster containing tens to thousands of stars

Meanings

nounopen cluster (plural open clusters)

plural open clusters

  1. astronomya more or less irregular star cluster containing tens to thousands of stars

Translations

Esperanto malfermita stelamaso
  • malfermita stelamasolarge spherical star cluster
Finnish avoin tähtijoukko
  • avoin tähtijoukkolarge spherical star cluster
French amas ouvert
  • amas ouvertlarge spherical star cluster
Hindi खुला तारागुच्छ
  • खुला तारागुच्छ (khulā tārāgucch)large spherical star cluster
Japanese 散開星団
  • 散開星団 (sankaiseidan)large spherical star cluster
Polish gromada otwarta
  • gromada otwartalarge spherical star cluster
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APA

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MLA

“open cluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20cluster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open cluster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20cluster.

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