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Umbriel

American  
[uhm-bree-el] / ˈʌm briˌɛl /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. a moon of the planet Uranus.


Umbriel British  
/ ˈʌmbrɪəl /

noun

  1. one of the main satellites of Uranus

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Only Umbriel, 740 miles in diameter and covered with overlapping meteorite craters but with few other features, seems to have been largely unaffected by Uranian gravity--for reasons scientists cannot explain.

From Time Magazine Archive

The four satellites bear the names of Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

But Umbriel, hateful Gnome! forbears not so; He breaks the Vial whence the sorrows flow.

From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander

She carried gold and precious stones—and more important yet, women being furloughed home after forced labor in the mines of Soviet Umbriel.

From The Peacemaker by Coppel, Alfred

At that instant Umbriel, one of Mr. Lassell's satellites, was in the position 191°, and distant 21″ from Uranus, in the most favorable position for seeing it.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton