supercluster
noun
su·per·clu·ster
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Definition of supercluster
: a group of gravitationally associated clusters of galaxies
Examples of supercluster in a Sentence
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The Virgo Supercluster, in turn, is a limb of Laniakea, an even bigger supercluster of 100,000 galaxies that astronomers defined in 2014. — National Geographic, "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/galaxies.html," 17 Apr. 2019 The record of the inflaton’s breakneck ticking can be read in the distribution of galaxies, galaxy clusters and superclusters that span the cosmos. — Quanta Magazine, "Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang’s Triangles," 19 Apr. 2016 Our galaxy is a few hundred million light years from the center of the void in a supercluster of galaxies called Laniakea. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "We May Live in a Massive Cosmic Void," 13 June 2017 The Local Group is part of a larger supercluster called the Virgo Cluster that contains about 2,000 member galaxies. — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, "Why the true guardians of the galaxy work in California," 10 May 2017 Our galaxy is a few hundred million light years from the center of the void in a supercluster of galaxies called Laniakea. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "We May Live in a Massive Cosmic Void," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supercluster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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