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botryo-, botry-
(Greek: cluster, cluster of grapes, clusterlike, grapes)
acin-, acini- +
(Latin: grape, grapes in a cluster)
flocc-, floccu- +
(Latin: tuft or cluster, as of wool)
racem- +
(Latin: cluster of grapes or berries)
Word Entries containing the term: “cluster”
electronic instrument cluster, EIC
1. Instrumentation, including the speedometer, which is displayed with a digital readout rather than with the traditional analog gauges.
2. A digital instrument display for speed, miles, fuel level, fuel consumption clock, etc.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 65)
migrainous neuralgia, cluster headache
A distinctive episodic syndrome of headaches.

The most common cluster headache pattern, acute cluster headache, is characterized by one to three short attacks of pain each day around the eyes, clustered over a stretch of one to two months, and followed by a pain-free period that averages about one year.

Cluster headaches are different and distinct from migraines, although the underlying mechanisms are similar.

This entry is located in the following unit: cranio-, crani-, cran- + (page 6)
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globular cluster (s) (noun), globular clusters (pl)
A spherical collection of stars, the concentration of which increases greatly toward the center: All of the stars in the globular cluster are probably of the same age, and the densely-packed group, as a whole, moves in highly elliptical orbits that take them high above the galactic center.

A globular cluster is a dense group of thousands to millions of stars.

All the stars in a spherically symmetric collection, or a globular cluster, have shared a common origin.

This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 12)
open cluster (s) (noun), open clusters (pl)
A loose cluster of young stars of high luminosity found in or near the plane of the galaxy: An open cluster can be observed with a telescope, for example, and contains fewer stars than a globular cluster.
This entry is located in the following unit: Astronomy and related astronomical terms (page 17)