supercluster

supercluster

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
English cluster
English supercluster

    From super- + cluster.

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    Noun

    supercluster (plural superclusters)

    1. (cosmology) An extended group of clusters of galaxies.
      Synonym: SC (initialism)
      Coordinate terms: galaxy cluster, galaxy filament, galaxy, galaxy group, galaxy wall

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    Etymology

    From super- +‎ cluster.

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    • Hyphenation: su‧per‧clus‧ter

    Noun

    supercluster c or n (plural superclusters, no diminutive)

    1. (astronomy) supercluster
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