urania

¹ American

[yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh] / yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

Chemistry.

uranium dioxide.

Urania ² American

[yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh] / yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

Urania British

/ jʊˈreɪnɪə /

noun

the Muse of astronomy
another name of Aphrodite

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Etymology

Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a ⁴

Example Sentences

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Differs from P. pura in persistently conical pileus. urania, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

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