Uranus
noun
Ura·nus
ˈyu̇r-ə-nəs 
yu̇-ˈrā-
yu̇-ˈrā-
1
: the sky personified as a god and father of the Titans in Greek mythology
2
: the planet seventh in order from the sun see Planets Table
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Cancer, your prospects are increasingly enhanced as lucky Jupiter edges ever closer to game-changing Uranus for a grand smooch on April 20th.
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Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Excavators have heaped rubble at the base of the Uranus Building, to prop it up.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
One of them, the rounded, red brick Uranus Building, which leaned precariously after its first floors collapsed, was mostly drawing curious onlookers.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
April 20: Jupiter Meets Uranus According to Starwalk, bright Jupiter and green-tinged Uranus will near each other in the night sky on April 20.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Relational surprises pop up when Venus dances with Uranus.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
To that end, the spacecrafts have investigated all the giant planets of our outer solar system ‒ Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ‒ as well as the planets' magnetic fields and a combined 48 of their moons, NASA says.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Their exceptionally long life spans mean that both spacecraft have provided additional insights about our solar system and beyond after achieving their preliminary goals of flying by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune decades ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
But Saturn’s orbit is also faster than that of Neptune or Uranus, which both take more than 80 years to return to their starting position.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Excavators have heaped rubble at the base of the Uranus Building, to prop it up.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
One of them, the rounded, red brick Uranus Building, which leaned precariously after its first floors collapsed, was mostly drawing curious onlookers.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
April 20: Jupiter Meets Uranus According to Starwalk, bright Jupiter and green-tinged Uranus will near each other in the night sky on April 20.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Relational surprises pop up when Venus dances with Uranus.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
To that end, the spacecrafts have investigated all the giant planets of our outer solar system ‒ Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ‒ as well as the planets' magnetic fields and a combined 48 of their moons, NASA says.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Their exceptionally long life spans mean that both spacecraft have provided additional insights about our solar system and beyond after achieving their preliminary goals of flying by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune decades ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
But Saturn’s orbit is also faster than that of Neptune or Uranus, which both take more than 80 years to return to their starting position.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek Ouranos
First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Uranus
noun
Ura·nus
ˈyu̇r-ə-nəs
yu̇-ˈrā-
yu̇-ˈrā-
: the planet seventh in order from the sun see planet
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