Clustering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a grouping of a number of similar things

come together as in a cluster or flock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚkˈɜːɹəntwˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪlɪdʒənsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪlɪdʒənsɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚkˈɜːɹəntwˌaɪz/.

Examples

a bunch of trees
a cluster of admirers
The poets constellate in this town every summer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bundle constellate bunch up cluster bunch flock clump

Parts of Speech

noun	a grouping of a number of similar things “a bunch of trees”
verb	come together as in a cluster or flock “The poets constellate in this town every summer”
verb	gather or cause to gather into a cluster “She bunched her fingers into a fist”

Word Forms

bunchy	adjective	occurring close together in bunches or clusters
bunch	verb	form into a bunch
clump	verb	come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster	verb	come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
clustering	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
constellation	noun	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
flock	noun	an orderly crowd
clump	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
bunch	noun	a grouping of a number of similar things
bundle	noun	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Clusterbildung

eine Gruppierung einer Reihe ähnlicher Dinge

🇫🇷French

regroupement

un regroupement d'un certain nombre de choses similaires

🇪🇸Spanish

agrupamiento

una agrupación de varias cosas similares

🇮🇹Italian

raggruppamento

un raggruppamento di una serie di cose simili

🇵🇹Portuguese

agrupamento

um agrupamento de uma série de coisas semelhantes

🇷🇺Russian

кластеризация

группа похожих вещей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्लस्टरिंग

अनेक समान चीज़ों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লাস্টারিং

অনুরূপ জিনিস একটি সংখ্যা একটি গ্রুপিং

🇮🇳Tamil

கிளஸ்டரிங்

பல ஒத்த விஷயங்களின் ஒரு குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లస్టరింగ్

అనేక సారూప్య విషయాల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लस्टरिंग

अनेक समान गोष्टींचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લસ્ટરિંગ

સંખ્યાબંધ સમાન વસ્તુઓનું જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲಸ್ಟರಿಂಗ್

ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಹಲವಾರು ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലസ്റ്ററിംഗ്

സമാനമായ നിരവധി കാര്യങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੱਸਟਰਿੰਗ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلسٹرنگ

اسی طرح کی متعدد چیزوں کا ایک گروپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

聚类

许多相似事物的组合

🇯🇵Japanese

クラスタリング

いくつかの似たものをグループ化したもの

🇰🇷Korean

클러스터링

비슷한 것들을 모아놓은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân cụm

một nhóm của một số điều tương tự

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดกลุ่ม

การรวมกลุ่มของสิ่งที่คล้ายกันจำนวนหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekelompokan

pengelompokan sejumlah hal serupa

🇲🇾Malay

berkelompok

kumpulan beberapa perkara yang serupa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التجميع

مجموعة من عدد من الأشياء المتشابهة

🇮🇷Persian

خوشه بندی

گروه بندی تعدادی از چیزهای مشابه

🇹🇷Turkish

kümelenme

bir takım benzer şeylerin gruplandırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקבץ

קיבוץ של מספר דברים דומים

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