Uranus

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈjʊɹənÉ™s/, /jʊˈɹeɪnÉ™s/
• US IPA: /ˈjuɹənÉ™s/, /juˈɹeɪnÉ™s/
• Rhymes: -eɪnÉ™s

Origin

From Latin Uranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός, from οὐρανός (ouranos, "sky, heaven")

Full definition of Uranus

Proper noun

1. (Greek god) The god and personification of the sky and heavens. Either the brother-husband or son-&-husband of Gaia, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops. His Roman counterpart is Caelus.
2. The seventh planet in our solar system, with twenty-seven known moons, discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel.

Synonyms

• (deity) Father Sky
• (planet) Herschel; Georgium Sidus (until the mid-19th century)
• (planet) â™… (in astronomy and astrology)

Synonyms

• (planet) Georgian planet, Georgium Sidus, Herschel

Related terms

• Uranian
• uranic
• uranium