单词 | local supercluster |
释义 | > as lemmasLocal Supercluster Local Supercluster n. (also with lower-case initials) Astronomy a supercluster to which the Local Group of galaxies belongs; cf. local group n. (b).The Local Supercluster is about 110 million light years across, and besides our galaxy also contains the Virgo Cluster. Cf. earlier local supergalaxy n. ΚΠ 1958 Astron. Jrnl. 63 54/2 De Vaucouleurs, G. Further evidence for a local super-cluster of galaxies. 1993 New Scientist 10 Apr. 14/3 Neither the Virgo cluster not the Great Attractor can fully explain the Local Group's motion. This is because both lie in the plane of the Local Supercluster. 2003 J. Scalzi Rough Guide to Universe xiii. 197 Large as the Virgo Cluster is, it is just part of a much larger collection of galaxies known as the Virgo Supercluster (or the Local Supercluster). < as lemmas |
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