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

Astronomers have also discovered that M30, along with several other globular clusters, traverses the Milky Way in the opposite direction to the galaxy's rotation. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Hidden within the Hubble Space Telescope’s archival data, researchers found the barely visible trail of stars — the first globular cluster stellar stream detected outside the Milky Way. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for globular cluster

• adjuster
• baluster
• blockbuster
• combustor
• lackluster
• bluster
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• duster
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• luster
• lustre
• maister