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(Greek: cluster, cluster of grapes, clusterlike, grapes)
(Latin: grape, grapes in a cluster)
(Latin: tuft or cluster, as of wool)
(Latin: cluster of grapes or berries)
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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.
2. A digital instrument display for speed, miles, fuel level, fuel consumption clock, etc.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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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.
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cranio-, crani-, cran- +
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globular cluster
A spherical collection of star, the concentration of which increases greatly toward the center.
The stars are probably of the same age, and the clusters as a whole move in highly elliptical orbits that take them high above the galactic center.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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open cluster
A loose cluster of young stars of high luminosity found in or near the plane of the galaxy.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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