Uranus

Definition of Uranus

U´ra`nus   Pronunciation: ~nŭs
n.1.
1.(Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans.
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.

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Greek deity, Greek mythology, Ouranos
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