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Uranus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Uranus has 2 senses
- uranus(n = noun.person) ouranos - (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology; Array is a kind of greek deity
- uranus(n = noun.object) Array - a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites; "Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781" is a kind of gas giant, jovian planet, outer planet, superior planet
is a member of solar system
CIDE DICTIONARY
Uranus, n. [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium.].
- The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. [1913 Webster]
- One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. [1913 Webster]" This planet has also been called
Herschel , from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named itGeorgium Sidus , in honor of George III., then King of England." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Uranus, n. a planet discovered by Herschel in 1781, the outermost of the solar system except Neptune and Pluto.
Etymology
L f. Gk Ouranos heaven, Uranus, in Gk Mythol. the son of Gaea (Earth) and father of Kronos (Saturn), the Titans, etc.
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