cluster

About 11.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.

   a cluster of islands

2. noun A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.

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3. noun An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
4. noun A group of computers that work together. A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
5. noun A group of computers that work together.
6. noun A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
7. noun A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.

   A leukemia cluster has developed in the town.

8. noun Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).

   examples of clusters would include in accordance with, so far, and the results of

Similar words

bunch bunch up bundle clump constellate flock agglomeration conglomerate aggregate aggregation

Often followed by

of analysis in is and around size headache to

Word family

clustered clustering clusters clustery