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Uranus in British English 1
(jʊˈreɪnəs, ˈjʊrənəs)
noun
Greek mythology
the personification of the sky, who, as a god, ruled the universe and fathered the Titans and Cyclopes on his wife and mother Gaea (earth). He was overthrown by his son Cronus
Uranus in British English 2
(jʊˈreɪnəs, ˈjʊrənəs)
noun
one of the giant planets, the seventh planet from the sun, sometimes visible to the naked eye. It has 27 satellites, a ring system, and an axis of rotation almost lying in the plane of the orbit. Mean distance from sun: 2870 million km; period of revolution around sun: 84 years; period of axial rotation: 17.23 hours; diameter and mass: 4 and 14.5 times that of earth respectively
Word origin
C19: from Latin Ūranus, from Greek Ouranos heavenUranus in American English
(ˈjʊrənəs; jʊˈreɪnəs)
noun
1. Greek Mythology
a god who is the personification of the heavens, the son and husband of Gaea (Earth) and father of the Titans, Furies, and Cyclopes: he is overthrown by his son Cronus (Saturn)
2.
the third largest planet of the solar system and the seventh in distance from the sun: it has a system of thin rings aroundthe equator: diameter, c. 51,120 km (c. 31,770 mi); period of revolution, c. 84.01 earth years; period of rotation (retrograde), c. 17.24 hours around an axis tilted 98° to its orbital plane; 27 satellites; symbol, ♅
Word origin
LL < Gr Ouranos, lit., heaven; (sense 2) ModLWord lists withUranus
Greek, planetChinese translation of 'Uranus'
Uranus
(juəˈreɪnəs)
n
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天王星
(Tiānwángxīng)
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