urania

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/jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/

noun

Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.

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yellowcake30 Urania㉚
OriginAncient Greek Οὐρανία →
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Meanings

urania1

nounurania (countable and uncountable, plural uranias)

plural uranias

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.

    Synonyms: yellowcake

  2. countableAny moth of genus Urania.
noun
  1. humorousnonstandardpluralusuallyplural of uranium

Urania2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe Muse of astronomy.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesOne of the epithets of Aphrodite.
  3. astronomy30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

    Synonyms: 30 Urania, ㉚

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.

Similar
yellowcake

proper noun30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

Similar
30 Urania㉚
Also see
yellowcake

Origin

urania · noun, noun

From Greek Οὐρανία ("Ourania", celestial), stemming from οὐρανός ("ouranus", sky), which originates from the mythological Greek deity Ouranus.

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Urania · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΟὐρανία
  2. EnglishUrania

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Οὐρανία
  • Οὐρανία (Ouranía)the Muse of astronomy
Bulgarian Урания, Урания
  • Урания (Uranija)the Muse of astronomy
  • Урания (Uranija)asteroid
Danish Urania
  • Uraniathe Muse of astronomy
Finnish Urania
  • Uraniathe Muse of astronomy
French Uranie
  • Uraniethe Muse of astronomy
Greek Ουρανία
  • Ουρανία (Ouranía)the Muse of astronomy
Hungarian Uránia
  • Urániathe Muse of astronomy
Icelandic Úranía
  • Úraníathe Muse of astronomy
Irish Urania
  • Uraniathe Muse of astronomy
Italian Urania
  • Uraniathe Muse of astronomy
Japanese ウーラニアー
  • ウーラニアー (Ūraniā)the Muse of astronomy
Korean 우라니아
  • 우라니아the Muse of astronomy
Polish Urania, Urania
  • Uraniathe Muse of astronomy
  • Uraniaasteroid
Portuguese Urânia
  • Urâniathe Muse of astronomy
Russian Ура́ния
  • Ура́ния (Uránija)the Muse of astronomy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with urania

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Anagrams

auriananuria
Cite this entry
APA

urania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urania

MLA

“urania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urania. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urania.

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