English Explanatory Dictionary

Local Supercluster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
  2. Synonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together.
  3. Synonym of Laniakea, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center.

Pronunciation

/ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/

Word forms

Local Supercluster

Etymology

Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.

Synonyms

Virgo Supercluster Virgo SCl Vir SC VirSC Laniakea Supercluster Laniakea SCl Laniakea

Related words

LS LSC Local Arm Local Bubble Local Cluster Local Filament Local Fluff Local Galaxy Local Group Local Hole Local Space Local Spur Local Star Local Universe Local Void Local Wall

Derived words

LS LSC

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 本超星系團 /本超星系团 Dutch: Lokale Supercluster Finnish: Paikallinen superjoukko Finnish: Neitsyen superjoukko French: Superamas Local German: Lokaler Superhaufen Hindi: कन्या महागुच्छ Italian: Superammasso Locale Polish: Supergromada Lokalna Spanish: Supercúmulo Local
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