uranus
IPA: jˈurʌnʌs
Root Word: Uranus
noun
- (astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel.
- (Greek mythology) The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.
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Examples of "uranus" in Sentences
- Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
- The name is from the moon of Uranus, Oberon.
- Ophelia is also the name of a moon of Uranus.
- The atmosphere of Neptune is similar to that of Uranus.
- Uranus is the third largest planet in the Solar System.
- Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.
- This is, by the way, a parody of what lead to the discovery of Uranus.
- Xena is too small to perturb the orbits of Uranus or Neptune in any way.
- The signals are traced to an alien spaceship on one of the moons of Uranus.
- Jupiter became the fith planet and Uranus was forced to become the seventh.