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Uranus 音标拼音: [j'urənəs] [j'ɚənəs] n. 天王星 天王星 Uranus n 1: ( Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology [ synonym: { Ouranos}, { Uranus}] 2: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue- green color and many satellites; " Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781" Uranus \ U" ra* nus\ (- n[ u^] s), n. [ L. Uranus, Gr. O' yrano` s Uranus, o' yrano` s heaven, sky. Cf. { Uranium}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia ( Earth), and father of Chronos ( Time) and the Titans. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about 1, 800, 000, 000 miles from the sun, about 36, 000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. [ 1913 Webster] Note: This planet has also been called { Herschel}, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it { Georgium Sidus}, in honor of George III., then King of England. [ 1913 Webster]
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