Uranian
Americanadjective
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pertaining to the planet Uranus.
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(of males) gay.
noun
adjective
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of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Uranus
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of the heavens; celestial
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relating to astronomy; astronomical
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(as an epithet of Aphrodite) heavenly; spiritual
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of or relating to the Muse Urania
Etymology
Origin of Uranian
First recorded in 1835–45; Uran(us) + -ian; Uranian def. 2 from Aphrodite Urania “heavenly Aphrodite,” inspiration for gay male sexual orientation or behavior in Plato's Symposium
Example Sentences
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“The results are fascinating, and I am really excited to see that there is potential for life in the Uranian system,” she told BBC News.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024
For nearly a quarter of each Uranian year, the Sun shines over one pole, plunging the other half of the planet into a dark, 21-year-long winter.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
It is thus possible that oceans lurk inside Miranda and other jumbled-up Uranian moons.
From Scientific American • Mar. 30, 2023
Its stone marble inlay storefront cut with industrial Uranian blue linings and arched entryway faces the dancing fountain in the complex’s atrium.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
The most singular circumstance attending the Uranian system is, however, found in the position which this plane occupies.
From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
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