Meanings
nounstar cluster (plural star clusters)
plural star clusters
- astronomyA group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.
Synonyms: cluster of stars, Cl*, Cl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.
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Translations
Bengali তারা গুচ্ছ
- তারা গুচ্ছ (tara guccho)group of stars
Bulgarian звезден куп
- звезден куп (zvezden kup)group of stars
Catalan cúmul estel·lar
- cúmul estel·largroup of stars
Czech hvězdokupa
- hvězdokupagroup of stars
Danish stjernehob
- stjernehobgroup of stars
Dutch sterrenhoop
- sterrenhoopgroup of stars
Esperanto stelamaso
- stelamasogroup of stars
Estonian täheparv
- täheparvgroup of stars
Finnish tähtijoukko
- tähtijoukkogroup of stars
French amas stellaire
- amas stellairegroup of stars
German Sternhaufen
- Sternhaufengroup of stars
Hebrew צביר כוכבים
- צביר כוכביםgroup of stars
Hindi तारागुच्छ
- तारागुच्छ (tārāgucch)group of stars
Hungarian halmaz
- halmazgroup of stars
Irish réaltbhraisle
- réaltbhraislegroup of stars
Italian ammasso stellare
- ammasso stellaregroup of stars
Japanese 星団
- 星団 (seidan)group of stars
Korean 성단
- 성단 (seongdan)group of stars
Norwegian Bokmål stjernehop
- stjernehopgroup of stars
Persian خوشه ستارهای
- خوشه ستارهایgroup of stars
Polish gromada gwiazd
- gromada gwiazdgroup of stars
Portuguese aglomerado estelar, aglomerado
- aglomerado estelargroup of stars
- aglomeradogroup of stars
Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ ਗੁੱਛਾ
- ਤਾਰਾ ਗੁੱਛਾ (tārā gucchā)group of stars
Romanian roi de stele, roi stelar
- roi de stelegroup of stars
- roi stelargroup of stars
Russian звёздное скопле́ние
- звёздное скопле́ние (zvjózdnoje skoplénije)group of stars
Slovak hviezdokopa
- hviezdokopagroup of stars
Spanish cúmulo estelar
- cúmulo estelargroup of stars
Swedish stjärnhop
- stjärnhopgroup of stars
Tagalog talumpon
- talumpongroup of stars
Thai กระจุกดาว
- กระจุกดาวgroup of stars
Turkish yıldız kümesi
- yıldız kümesigroup of stars
Ukrainian зоряне скупчення
- зоряне скупчення (zorjane skupčennja)group of stars
Vietnamese quần tinh, cụm sao
- quần tinhgroup of stars
- cụm saogroup of stars
- đám saogroup of stars
Welsh clwstwr sêr
- clwstwr sêrgroup of stars
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APA
star cluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20cluster
MLA
“star cluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20cluster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “star cluster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20cluster.
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