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cluster

UK
/ˈklʌstə/
US
/ˈklʌstər/
cluster along
cluster around

Translations

clusternoun
clusters
pl
UK
/ˈklʌstə/
US
/ˈklʌstər/
The astronomer observed a cluster of stars through the telescope.
L’astronome a observé un amas d’étoiles à travers le télescope.
Additional translations
clusterInformatique ; anglicisme courant.
groupe consonantiqueLinguistique.
grappePour des fruits ou des éléments serrés les uns contre les autres.
Synonyms
group
bunch
collection
array
bundle
clump
assemblage
set
gathering
mass
clusterverb
clustered
Past Simple
clustered
Past Participle
clustering
Gerund
UK
/ˈklʌstə/
US
/ˈklʌstər/
se regrouper
The students clustered around the teacher to hear the announcement.
Les étudiants se sont regroupés autour du professeur pour entendre l’annonce.
Additional translations
se rassembler
se former en amasPour des objets, des cellules, des particules ou des êtres vivants.
Synonyms
bunch
bundle
collect
gather
group
assemble
congregate
clusteradjective
UK
/ˈklʌstə/
US
/ˈklʌstɚ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "cluster bomb", "cluster headache").
à sous-munitionsMilitaire.
Cluster munitions were banned under the new treaty.
Les armes à sous-munitions ont été interdites par le nouveau traité.

Definitions

clusternoun
A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
The astronomer observed a cluster of stars through the telescope.
A group of data points in a data set that are close to each other according to some distance measure.
The data analyst identified a cluster of high-value customers in the dataset.
A group of consonants pronounced in immediate succession, as in the word 'splint'.
The word 'spring' contains a consonant cluster at the beginning.
A number of similar things growing or grouped closely together; a bunch.
She picked a cluster of grapes from the vine.
A set of interconnected computers that work together as a single system.
The company migrated its services to a high-availability server cluster.
clusterverb
To come together in a group or cluster.
The students clustered around the teacher to hear the announcement.
To form into a cluster or clusters.
The bees clustered on the hive during the cold weather.
clusteradjective
Relating to or involving a group of similar things positioned or occurring close together.
Cluster munitions were banned under the new treaty.
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