uranium

uranium

English

Chemical element (edit)
U
Atomic number 92
uranium
Classification data
Period 7
Group 3
Block f-block
Class actinide
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English Wikipedia article on Uranium

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós)
Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der.
Latin Ūranusbor.
English Uranus
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -umder.
English -ium
English uranium

    After Uranus (the planet), +‎ -ium.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) enPR: ūrā'nēəm, IPA(key): /ˌjuːˈɹeɪniəm/
    • (UK) IPA(key): /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/, /ˌjyːˈɹəɪ̯nɪ̝əm/, /jʏˈɹəɪ̯nɪ̝əm/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (General American):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

    Noun

    uranium (countable and uncountable, plural uraniums or (nonstandard, humorous) urania)

    2. The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
      Hyponyms: NU, natural uranium; enriched uranium; LEU, low-enriched uranium, HALEU, high-assay low-enriched uranium, SEU, slightly enriched uranium, HEU, highly enriched uranium; DU, depleted uranium
      • 2025 June 29, Laura Sharman and Sophie Tanno, “UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran could again begin enriching uranium in ‘matter of months’”, in CNN‎[1]:
        The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    See also

    Danish

    Noun

    uranium

    1. alternative form of uran

    Dutch

    Chemical element (edit)
    U
    Atomic number 92
    uranium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
    Previous: ← protactinium (Pa)
    Next: neptunium (Np) →

    Etymology

    Borrowed from New Latin uranium.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    uranium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. uranium [from 1790s]

    Synonyms

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /y.ʁa.njɔm/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Noun

    uranium m (uncountable)

    1. uranium

    Descendants

    • → Persian: اورانیم (urâniyom), اورانیوم (urâniyom)

    Further reading

    Latin

    Chemical element (edit)
    U
    Atomic number 92
    uranium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
    Previous: ← protactinium (Pa)
    Next: neptunium (Np) →

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ūranium n (genitive ūraniī); second declension

    1. uranium

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative ūranium ūrania
    genitive ūraniī ūraniōrum
    dative ūraniō ūraniīs
    accusative ūranium ūrania
    ablative ūraniō ūraniīs
    vocative ūranium ūrania

    Malay

    Chemical element (edit)
    U
    Atomic number 92
    uranium
    Classification data
    Period 7
    Group 3
    Block f-block
    Class actinide
    Previous: ← protaktinium (Pa)
    Next: neptunium (Np) →

    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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