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Clustering

see synonyms of clustering

Noun

1. bunch, clump, cluster, clustering

a grouping of a number of similar things

Example Sentences:
'a bunch of trees'
'a cluster of admirers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Clustering

see synonyms of clustering
noun
1. 
a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together
2. 
a number of persons or things grouped together
3. US military
a metal insignia worn on a medal ribbon to indicate a second award or a higher class of a decoration or order
4. military
a. 
a group of bombs dropped in one stick, esp fragmentation and incendiary bombs
b. 
the basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield
5. astronomy
an aggregation of stars or galaxies moving together through space
6. 
a group of two or more consecutive vowels or consonants
7. statistics
a naturally occurring subgroup of a population used in stratified sampling
8. chemistry
a. 
a chemical compound or molecule containing groups of metal atoms joined by metal-to-metal bonds
b. 
the group of linked metal atoms present
verb
9. 
to gather or be gathered in clusters

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Clustering

see synonyms of clustering
noun
1. 
a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing together; bunch
2. 
a number of persons, animals, or things grouped together
3.  Phonetics
a group of nonsyllabic phonemes, esp. a group of two or more consecutive consonants
verb intransitive, verb transitive
4. 
to gather or grow in a cluster or clusters

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Clustering

see synonyms of clustering
n.
1. A group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together; a bunch: "She held out her hand, a small tight cluster of fingers" (Anne Tyler).
2. Linguistics Two or more successive consonants in a word, as cl and st in the word cluster.
3. A group of academic courses in a related area.
v. clus·tered, clus·ter·ing, clus·ters
v.intr.
To gather or grow into bunches.
v.tr.
To cause to grow or form into bunches.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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