cluster

gruppo, grappolo

Insieme di cose raccolte molto vicine tra loro.

In inglese semplice: A group of things gathered close together.

• We found a cluster of berries.
• A small cluster of houses stood near the river.
• The bananas grew in large clusters.

Come si usa: a cluster of something (A cluster of flowers grew beside the path.)

Sinonimi: group, bunch

Espressioni comuni: cluster of something, small cluster, tight cluster, cluster of islands

ammasso

Gruppo di stelle, galassie o nubi di gas che appaiono vicine tra loro nello spazio.

In inglese semplice: A group of stars, galaxies, or clouds of gas that appear close together in space.

• This cluster contains many stars.
• Astronomers discovered a new galaxy cluster.
• Can you see the star cluster without a telescope?

Come si usa: a cluster of stars/galaxies (The telescope revealed a distant cluster of galaxies.)

Sinonimi: clump

Espressioni comuni: star cluster, galaxy cluster, globular cluster

raggrupparsi, radunarsi

Riunirsi formando un gruppo con tutti molto vicini tra loro.

In inglese semplice: To gather or form a group close together.

• People clustered near the door.
• The children clustered around the puppy.
• Small houses cluster together on the hillside.

Come si usa: cluster around someone/something (The children clustered around their teacher.); cluster together (The sheep clustered together for warmth.)

Sinonimi: gather, group, bunch

Contrari: scatter, disperse

Espressioni comuni: cluster around someone, cluster together, cluster near something

raggrupparsi

Avvicinarsi e riunirsi formando un gruppo compatto.

In inglese semplice: To come together in a close group.

• The birds cluster together at night.
• People clustered around the street musician.
• Why do these insects cluster near the light?

Come si usa: cluster around someone/something (Visitors clustered around the painting.)

Sinonimi: gather, group, bunch together

Contrari: scatter, disperse

Espressioni comuni: cluster around someone, cluster together

raggruppare

Distribuire cose in piccoli gruppi in uno spazio.

In inglese semplice: To place things in small groups across an area.

• Cluster the chairs together near the window.
• They clustered the flowers in small patches.
• The map was clustered with red dots.

Come si usa: cluster something around something (The designer clustered the buttons around the screen.); be clustered with something (The hillside was clustered with little houses.)

Sinonimi: group, bunch

Contrari: scatter

Espressioni comuni: cluster something together, cluster something around something