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* [[Star cluster]], referring to both open and globular clusters |
* [[Star cluster]], referring to both open and globular clusters |
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* [[Open cluster]], a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galaxy in the galactic plane |
* [[Open cluster]], a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galaxy in the galactic plane |
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* [[Globular cluster]], a spherical collection of stars whose orbit is either partially or completely in the halo of the parent galaxy. They are older, more densely |
* [[Globular cluster]], a spherical collection of stars whose orbit is either partially or completely in the halo of the parent galaxy. They are older, more densely-populated, and contain more stars than open clusters. |
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* [[Galaxy cluster]], large gravitationally |
* [[Galaxy cluster]], large gravitationally-bound groups of galaxies, or groups of groups of galaxies |
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* [[Supercluster]], the largest gravitationally |
* [[Supercluster]], the largest gravitationally-bound objects in the universe, composed of many galaxy clusters |
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* [[Cluster mission]], a European Space Agency mission to study the magnetosphere |
* [[Cluster mission]], a European Space Agency mission to study the magnetosphere |
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* [[Cluster (spacecraft)]] |
* [[Cluster (spacecraft)]] |
Revision as of 04:43, 24 October 2015
Look up cluster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cluster may refer to:
Science
- Cluster (physics), a small group of atoms or molecules.
- Cluster chemistry, an array of bound atoms intermediate in character between a molecule and a solid
- Cluster sampling, a sampling technique used when "natural" groupings are evident in a statistical population
- Cluster analysis, a technique for statistical data analysis
- Consonant cluster, in linguistics
Astrophysics
- Star cluster, referring to both open and globular clusters
- Open cluster, a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galaxy in the galactic plane
- Globular cluster, a spherical collection of stars whose orbit is either partially or completely in the halo of the parent galaxy. They are older, more densely-populated, and contain more stars than open clusters.
- Galaxy cluster, large gravitationally-bound groups of galaxies, or groups of groups of galaxies
- Supercluster, the largest gravitationally-bound objects in the universe, composed of many galaxy clusters
- Cluster mission, a European Space Agency mission to study the magnetosphere
- Cluster (spacecraft)
Biology and health sciences
- Cancer cluster, in biomedicine, an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases
- Cluster headache, a neurological disease that involves an immense degree of pain
- Cluster of differentiation, protocol used for the identification and investigation of cell surface molecules present on white blood cells.
- Winter cluster, in beekeeping, a well-defined cluster of honey bees in cold temperatures
- Cluster (epidemiology), a grouping of cases of disease
- Genetic cluster, a group of genes (or proteins, or metabolites) whose expression or concentration is similar across a range of conditions
Computing
- Computer cluster, a group of loosely-coupled computers that work together closely
- Data cluster, a group of disk sectors used in a File Allocation Table
Art
- Art cluster, a creative communication by Internet
- Tone cluster, a musical chord comprising at least three consecutive tones in a scale
- Cluster (band), a German rock band
- Cluster (album), the 1971 eponymous album by the band Cluster
- "Cluster", a track from the album Ben Bu Sarkiyi Sana Yazdim by Cem Adrian
- Cluster One, the first track on Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell
Engineering
- A bicycle cogset, either a freewheel, or cassette
- The instrument cluster of an automobile
Urbanism
- Business cluster, a geographic cluster of competitive businesses
- Research-intensive cluster, an region with a high density of research-oriented organizations
- Cluster home, a type of housing development
- Skyline cluster, an area of high-rise buildings that form a distinct skyline (like a CBD)
Other uses
- Cluster, Pleasants County, West Virginia
- Cluster bomb, air-dropped or ground-launched shells
- Cluster diagram, general type of diagram, which represents some kind of cluster
- Clusters School of Digital Arts, an animation and visual effects training school
- Cluster (novels) by Piers Anthony
- CLUSTER Consortium Linking Universities of Science and Technology for Education and Research
- Honey Nut Clusters, a breakfast cereal
- "Cluster", a song by P-Model from the album Big Body