cluster
pronunciation
How to pronounce cluster in British English:
UK [ˈklʌstə(r)]
How to pronounce cluster in American English:
US [ˈklʌstər]
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- Noun:
- a grouping of a number of similar things
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- Verb:
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
Word Origin
- cluster (n.)
- Old English clyster "cluster," probably from the same root as clot (n.). Of stars, from 1727. Cluster-bomb attested from 1967.
- cluster (v.)
- late 14c. (transitive), from cluster (n.). Intransitive sense from 1540s. Related: Clustered; clustering.
Example
- 1. Turkey and pakistan signed an agreement this february to produce cluster munitions .
- 2. Cluster munitions , explosive weapons that scatter bomblets across a wide area .
- 3. One tactic the investigators decry is the use of the " patent cluster " .
- 4. Each of the diseases produced a distinct cluster .
- 5. Will chicago 's energy cluster thrive ?