a giant cluster of galaxies, a cluster consisting of a number of smaller clusters
supercluster in American English
(ˈsupərˌklʌstər)
noun
a massive group of neighboring clusters of galaxies
supercluster in American English
(ˈsuːpərˌklʌstər)
noun
Astronomy
a cluster of open clusters
Word origin
[1925–30; super- + cluster]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, decibel, recycle, reflex camera, runoutsuper- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning“above, beyond.” Words formed with super- have the following general senses: “to place or be placed above or over” (superimpose; supersede), “a thing placed over or added to another” (superscript; superstructure; supertax), “situated over” (superficial; superlunary) and, more figuratively, “an individual, thing, or property that exceeds customarynorms or levels” (superalloy; superconductivity; superman; superstar), “an individual or thing larger, more powerful, or with wider application than othersof its kind” (supercomputer; superhighway; superpower; supertanker), “exceeding the norms or limits of a given class” (superhuman; superplastic), “having the specified property to a great or excessive degree” (supercritical; superfine; supersensitive), “to subject to (a physical process) to an extreme degree or in an unusual way”(supercharge; supercool; supersaturate), “a category that embraces a number of lesser items of the specified kind” (superfamily; supergalaxy), “a chemical compound with a higher proportion than usual of a given constituent”(superphosphate)
Examples of 'supercluster' in a sentence
supercluster
Previously scientists had struggled to map where one supercluster ended and another began.