uranium

English

Chemical element
U
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Etymology

After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: ūrā'nēəm, IPA(key): /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

uranium (countable and uncountable, plural uraniums)

  1. The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Danish

Noun

uranium

  1. Alternative form of uran

Dutch

Chemical element
U
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin uranium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌyˈraː.ni.ʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ura‧ni‧um

Noun

uranium n (uncountable)

  1. uranium [from 1790s]

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.ʁa.njɔm/
  • (file)

Noun

uranium m (uncountable)

  1. uranium

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ūranium n (genitive ūraniī); second declension

  1. uranium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūranium ūrania
Genitive ūraniī ūraniōrum
Dative ūraniō ūraniīs
Accusative ūranium ūrania
Ablative ūraniō ūraniīs
Vocative ūranium ūrania

Malay

Chemical element
U
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Etymology

From English uranium, from Uranus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uraniom], [uraniəm], [jureniəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

uranium

  1. uranium (uranium (element))
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