Uranian
- adjective
- /jʊˈreɪniən/
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de Urano
- He was attracted to the study of rings upon learning of the bizarre organized behavior of the Uranian rings, which surprised him as it had many an astronomer before him.
- Uranian rings
Examples
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It so happens that not one of the Uranian rings fits this description.
Academic text (1995) -
The Uranian ring system consists of 10 narrow rings, each less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) wide.
Academic text (1995) -
The latter is the observed state for the Uranian Delta ring.
Academic text (1995) -
Within the Uranian magnetosphere, radiation is a concern.
Fiction book (1997) -
The IPA is finally getting around to dropping sonography stations on the major Uranian satellites.
Fiction book (1997) -
What happens is that the Uranian rings, like astronomical cheerleaders vying for our attention, coordinate these particle orbits just so that the overall effect is to produce the various patterns.
Academic text (1995) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): The shepherding moons of the Uranian Epsilon ring, Cordelia (1986U7) and Ophelia (1986U8), as seen by Voyager 2.
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Astronomers have been studying Uranian phenomena to better understand the planet's unique atmosphere.
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The Uranian moons play a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the planet's ring system.
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Many asteroids have been observed in the Uranian neighborhood of our solar system.
Synonyms
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6.9
Relating to the sky or outer space, like stars and planets
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6.1
Relating to space, stars, and planets
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uranian comes from the planet Uranus, which is named after the Greek Ouranos meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'. So Uranian can mean 'from Uranus' or more generally 'celestial' or 'heavenly', which is why it is used in astronomy and poetry.