adj
Meaning 1
Forming a cluster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
clustering
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 S T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A grouping of a number of similar things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: demographics, demography
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noun
Meaning 4
The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of cluster
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
a grouping of a number of similar things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bunch of trees
- a cluster of admirers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bunch, clump, cluster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agglomeration
Narrower terms: knot, swad, tuft, tussock, Northern Cross, Omega Centauri, Pleiades
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: agrupamiento — the action of the verb to cluster
- Chinese Mandarin: 聚类 (jùlèi) — a grouping of a number of similar things
- French: regroupement — a grouping of a number of similar things
- Italian: raggruppamento — a grouping of a number of similar things
- Portuguese: agrupamento — a grouping of a number of similar things
- Spanish: grupo — a grouping of a number of similar things
- Spanish: agrupación — a grouping of a number of similar things
Real reading context