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| clus·ter [ klústər ] |
noun (plural clus·ters) |
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1. dense bunch: a small group of people or things that are closely packed together
  a cluster of diamonds
a little cluster of onlookers
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2. stars that appear near each other: a group of galaxies or stars that are gravitationally interacting in space and appear to an observer on Earth to be close together
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3. group of consonants: a group of consecutive consonants in the same syllable
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4. subset in statistical sample: a statistically significant subset within a population, used in sampling
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5. chord of three or more notes: a chord consisting of three or more notes spaced a semitone apart
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6. design indicating military awards: in the U.S. Army, a small metal design indicating that a medal has been awarded before to the same person
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7. group of bombs: a group of bombs dropped together
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8. set of mines: a basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield
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9. network of small computers: a network of computers under the control of a larger, more powerful computer
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle clus·tered, present participle clus·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular clus·ters) |
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form into cluster: to gather something into or form a small group
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| [ Old English clyster< Germanic] |
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| clus·tered adjective |
| clus·ter·y adjective |
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