English Explanatory Dictionary

Urania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Muse of astronomy.
  2. One of the epithets of Aphrodite.
  3. 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.
noun
  1. Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.
  2. Any moth of genus Urania.
noun
  1. plural of uranium

Pronunciation

/jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Urania uranias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

Synonyms

30 Urania ㉚ yellowcake

Derived words

Uranian
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