How do you pronounce uranium?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/.

uranium

/ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: ura-ni-um
IPA: /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/

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Meaning

noun

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós) Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der. Latin Ūranusbor. English Uranus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English uranium After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁wers-
Suffix: -ium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/
British English: /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

uraniums (plural) urania (humorous, nonstandard)

Derived Forms

althupite dioxouranium diuranium ferrouranium nonuranium organouranium radiouranium transuranium triuranium uranate uraniate uranic

Phrases

actino-uranium depleted uranium eka-uranium enriched uranium highly-enriched uranium low-enriched uranium natural uranium slightly enriched uranium

Frequently Paired Words

uranate Urania Uranian autunite coffinite green salt hex oralloy

Synonyms

u atomic number 92

Rhymes With

titanium geranium cranium germanium unobtainium neurocranium basicranium osteocranium splanchnocranium dermatocranium intracranium desmocranium