- supercluster
- su·per·cluster
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supercluster
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supercluster — [so͞o′pər klus΄tər] n. a massive group of neighboring clusters of galaxies … English World dictionary
Supercluster — NOTOC right|249px|thumb|A map of the nearest (to Virgo) SuperclustersSuperclusters are large groupings of smaller galaxy groups and clusters, and are among the largest structures of the cosmos. uperclustersThe existence of superclusters indicates … Wikipedia
supercluster — noun An extended group of clusters of galaxies Syn: galaxy supercluster, supercluster of galaxies, SC See Also: cluster of galaxies, galaxy cluster … Wiktionary
Supercluster (band) — is a recording project that formed the Spring of 2007 in Athens, Georgia. It includes musicians from the Athens, Georgia bands Sound Houses formerly the New Sound Of Numbers, Bob Hay the Jolly Beggars, Casper the Cookies, and Pylon (band), along… … Wikipedia
Supercluster (genetic) — Most usage of supercluster in population genetics research articles applies to proposed large groups of human mtDNA haplotype lineages, found by cluster analysis, that are thought to stem from a single distant most recent common ancestor, on a… … Wikipedia
supercluster — noun Date: 1926 a group of gravitationally associated clusters of galaxies … New Collegiate Dictionary
supercluster — /sooh peuhr klus teuhr/, n. Astron. a cluster of open clusters. [1925 30; SUPER + CLUSTER] * * * … Universalium
supercluster — ˌ noun Etymology: super + cluster (I) : a group of gravitationally associated clusters of galaxies … Useful english dictionary
Virgo Supercluster — The Virgo Supercluster or Local Supercluster is the galactic supercluster that contains the Local Group, the latter containing, in its turn, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.Disk and haloThe Supercluster consists of two components: disk… … Wikipedia
Shapley Supercluster — The Shapley Supercluster (Shapley Concentration) is the largest concentration of galaxies in our nearby Universe that forms a gravitationally interacting unit, thereby pulling itself together instead of expanding with the Universe. It appears as… … Wikipedia
