urania

[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]

/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

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noun Chemistry.

uranium dioxide.

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Origin of urania

urani(um) + -a⁴

Words nearby urania

Ural owl, Urals, Uralsk, uran, uranalysis, urania, Uranian, uranic, uranic oxide, uranide, uraninite

Other definitions for urania (2 of 2)

Urania

[ yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh ]

/ yʊˈreɪ ni ə, -ˈreɪn yə /

noun

Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

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How to use urania in a sentence

As I was wondering at this marvellous spectacle Urania told me this was their usual mode of interment and resurrection.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
Was Urania a fair, blue-eyed maiden, a dream of spring, an innocent but inquisitive daughter of Eve?
Urania|Camille Flammarion
It is of truth that I make much of these thing to please Urania.
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte
For the gold he made nothing, even as my leetle wife Urania.
Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte

Thus did Dante impersonate the worship of Venus Urania,--spiritual tenderness overcoming sensual desire.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for urania

Urania

/ (jʊˈreɪnɪə) /

noun Greek myth

the Muse of astronomy

another name of Aphrodite

Word Origin for Urania

C17: from Latin, from Greek Ourania, from ouranios heavenly, from ouranos heaven

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