Globular Cluster Definition
glŏbyə-lər
noun
A roughly spherical, densely packed group of thousands to hundreds of thousands of stars that are gravitationally bound to one another and orbit a galaxy. Most known galaxies are orbited by numerous globular clusters.
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Noun
Singular:
globular cluster
Plural:
globular-clusters
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