globular cluster

noun

: any of various approximately spherical clusters of gravitationally associated stars that typically populate galactic halos

called also globular

Examples of globular cluster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To look for the elusive objects, astronomers have targeted small galaxies and globular clusters, spherical conglomerations of tens of thousands to many millions of stars. —

Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 July 2024 Moving fast The fast-moving stars reside in Omega Centauri, the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024 From left to right, zooming in from the globular cluster to the site of its black hole. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024 Those observations have been hinting that there might be a central black hole within the globular cluster, but the evidence has not been decisive. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for globular cluster

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Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of globular cluster was in 1785

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