Cluster (epidemiology)
WordNet
noun
(1) A grouping of a number of similar things
"A bunch of trees"
"A cluster of admirers"
verb
(2) Gather or cause to gather into a cluster
"She bunched her fingers into a fist"
(3) Come together as in a cluster or flock
"The poets constellate in this town every summer"
WiktionaryText
English
Noun
- A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
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- A cluster of flowers grew in the pot.
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- A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
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- The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars.
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- A chord of three or more notes.
- A group of consonants.
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- The word "scrub" begins with a cluster of three consonants.
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- A group of computers that work together.
- A significant subset within a population.
- Set of bombs or mines.
- A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
Verb
- To form into a cluster.
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- The children clustered together around the puppy.
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