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Uranus

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

uranus(n = noun.person) ouranos - (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology;

is a kind of greek deity

uranus(n = noun.object) - 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"

is a member of solar system

Uranus, n. [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium.].

The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. [1913 Webster]
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]
" 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]

Uranus, n. a planet discovered by Herschel in 1781, the outermost of the solar system except Neptune and Pluto.

Etymology

L f. Gk Ouranos heaven, Uranus, in Gk Mythol. the son of Gaea (Earth) and father of Kronos (Saturn), the Titans, etc.