protocluster

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noun

A group of galaxies that are beginning to form a cluster

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Meanings

nounprotocluster (plural protoclusters)

plural protoclusters · alternative proto-cluster

  1. astronomyA group of galaxies that are beginning to form a cluster

Origin

From proto- + cluster.

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APA

protocluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocluster

MLA

“protocluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocluster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protocluster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocluster.

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