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a combining form meaning “heavens,” used in the formation of compound words: uranography; uranometry.

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Also especially before a vowel, uran-.

Origin of urano-

<Greek, combining form of ouranós heavens, heaven

Words nearby urano-

uranium dioxide, uranium hexafluoride, uranium oxide, uranium series, uranium trioxide, urano-, uranography, uranology, uranometry, uranoscopid, uranous

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How to use urano- in a sentence

The Urano was to weigh anchor the next day at flood-tide in the afternoon.
The Joy of Captain Ribot|Armando Palacio Valds

British Dictionary definitions for urano-

urano-

combining form

denoting the heavensuranography

Word Origin for urano-

from Greek ouranos

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