English noun: Uranus |
1. | Uranus (person) (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology |
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| Synonyms | Ouranos |
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| Instance hypernym | Greek deity |
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| Domain category | Greek mythology |
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2. | Uranus (object) a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites |
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| Samples | Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781.
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| Instance hypernym | gas giant, Jovian planet, outer planet, superior planet |
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| Member meronym | solar system |
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