urania

/jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: ura-nia
IPA: /jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/

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Meaning

name

The Muse of astronomy.

name

One of the epithets of Aphrodite.

name

30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

noun

Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any moth of genus Urania.

Countable

noun

plural of uranium

Humorous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁wers-

Usage

Inflected Forms

uranias (plural)

Derived Forms

Uranian

Synonyms

yellowcake 30 Urania ㉚

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce urania?

The recorded pronunciation is /jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/.

What does urania mean?

The Muse of astronomy.

Where does urania come from?

From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).

How to pronounce urania

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