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subswarm

subswarm noun: a swarm making up part of a larger swarm.

Noun

subswarm (plural subswarms)

  1. A swarm making up part of a larger swarm.
    • The four subswarms employ a cooperative strategy.2015 August 5, Xiao-peng Wei et al., “Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization with Transfer of the Best Particle”, in Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of subswarm

pluralsubswarms

Origin of subswarm

From sub- + swarm.

Questions about subswarm

What does subswarm mean?
Subswarm means a swarm making up part of a larger swarm.
What part of speech is subswarm?
Subswarm is a noun.
What is the plural of subswarm?
The plural of subswarm is subswarms.

Words near subswarm in the dictionary

  1. subsurface
  2. subsurfaces
  3. subsurficial
  4. subsutural
  5. subsuturally
  6. subswarm
  7. subswarms
  8. subswitch
  9. subswitches
  10. subsyllabic
  11. subsymbol

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