Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercluster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-clus-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extended group of clusters of galaxies.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Germanic *klas- Proto-Germanic *klus- Old English clyster Middle English cluster English cluster English supercluster From super- + cluster.

Inflected Forms

superclusters (plural) super cluster (alternative)

Phrases

Local Supercluster supercluster complex Virgo Supercluster cluster of galaxies galaxy cluster

Frequently Paired Words

cluster of galaxies galaxy cluster galaxy filament galaxy galaxy group galaxy wall

Synonyms

SC

Questions

What does supercluster mean?: An extended group of clusters of galaxies.
Where does supercluster come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Germanic *klas- Proto-Germanic *klus- Old English clyster Middle English cluster English cluster English supercluster From super- + cluster.

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