Word Frequency
cluster (ˈklʌstə
)
Definitions
noun
- a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together
- a number of persons or things grouped together
- (US, military) a metal insignia worn on a medal ribbon to indicate a second award or a higher class of a decoration or order
- (military)
- a group of bombs dropped in one stick, esp fragmentation and incendiary bombs
- the basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield
- (astronomy) an aggregation of stars or galaxies moving together through space
- a group of two or more consecutive vowels or consonants
- (statistics) a naturally occurring subgroup of a population used in stratified sampling
- (chemistry)
- a chemical compound or molecule containing groups of metal atoms joined by metal-to-metal bonds
- the group of linked metal atoms present
verb
- to gather or be gathered in clusters
Derived Forms
ˈclustered adjectiveˈclusteringly adverb
ˈclustery adjective
Word Origin
Old English clyster; related to Low German Kluster; see clod, clotTranslations for 'cluster'
- British English: cluster A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together. NOUN...clusters of men in formal clothes.
- Brazilian Portuguese: grupo
- Chinese: > 群人或物的
- European Spanish: grupo
- French: petit groupeN
- German: Gruppe
- Italian: gruppo
- Japanese: 集団
- Korean: 떼
- Portuguese: grupo
- Spanish: grupo
- British English: cluster If people cluster together, they gather together in a small group. VERBThe passengers clustered together in small groups.
- Brazilian Portuguese: agrupar-se
- Chinese: > 聚人或物的
- European Spanish: agruparse
- French: se rassembler
- German: sich scharen
- Italian: raggrupparsi
- Japanese: 群がる
- Korean: 떼
- Portuguese: agrupar-se
- Spanish: agruparse
Example Sentences Including 'cluster'
"I can't overemphasize how much your work matters," he told a small cluster of supporters.Globe and Mail (2003)
A bored-looking police officer stood on one corner, a cluster of teenagers on the other.Roses are for the Rich
At a cluster of houses Lucien swung onto a dirt road I recognized from our walk that morning.THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)
He relishes his ability to drive an entire cluster of companies.Globe and Mail (2003)
However, we can then play the same game, and point at a cluster to see even more distant things.New Scientist (2003)
Mr Blair admitted that a cluster of 17 recent cases in the Dales was causing concern.Sun, News of the World (2001)
One recent letter in the press complained that wind farms can be likened to `a cluster of gesticulating monsters".Independent (1998)
With his uninjured arm, Wright dragged Anthony down beside him, in the lee of a small cluster of rocks.In Love and War
Yes, this was right, the cluster of oaks, the double dip of the valleys.Dreams of Innocence
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