supercluster

See also: super cluster

English

Etymology

super- +‎ cluster

Noun

supercluster (plural superclusters)

(astronomy) An extended group of clusters of galaxies

Synonyms

galaxy supercluster
supercluster of galaxies
SC (abbreviation)

Coordinate terms

cluster of galaxies, galaxy cluster
filament of galaxies, galaxy filament
galaxy
group of galaxies, galaxy group
wall of galaxies, galaxy wall

Derived terms

Related terms

cluster of galaxies, galaxy cluster

Translations

astronomy: extended group of galaxy clusters

Chinese:
Mandarin: 超星系團, 超星系团 (chāoxīngxìtuán)
Czech: nadkupa galaxií f
Dutch: supercluster m, f, n

Finnish: superjoukko (fi)
German: Superhaufen (de) m
Russian: сверхскопле́ние (ru) n (sverxskoplénije)
Turkish: süperküme

Anagrams

resculptures

Dutch

Etymology

super- +‎ cluster

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: su‧per‧clus‧ter

Noun

Supercluster Cl 0024+17

supercluster c, n (plural superclusters)

(astronomy) supercluster

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.