Uranus

/juˈreɪnəs/

/jʊəˈreɪnəs/

Definitions of Uranus

1. noun

   (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
   synonyms: Ouranos

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   Greek deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
2. noun

   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”

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   Jovian planet, gas giant

   any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)

   outer planet

   (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)

   superior planet

   any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit