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globular cluster

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a densely-packed spherical star cluster containing thousands to millions of stars

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 球狀星團 /球状星团 (qiúzhuàng xīngtuán) — large spherical star cluster
  • Esperanto: stelamaso — large spherical star cluster
  • Finnish: pallomainen tähtijoukko — large spherical star cluster
  • French: amas globulaire — large spherical star cluster
  • German: Kugelsternhaufen — large spherical star cluster
  • Hindi: गोल तारागुच्छ (gol tārāgucch) — large spherical star cluster
  • Irish: réaltbhraisle chruinneogach — large spherical star cluster
  • Japanese: 球状星団 (kyūjō seidan) — large spherical star cluster
  • Russian: шарово́е скопле́ние (šarovóje skoplénije) — large spherical star cluster
  • Vietnamese: cụm sao cầu — large spherical star cluster