Ural-altaic, ū-ral-al-tā′ik, adj. pertaining to a racial and linguistic group of peoples, one of the four great branches of the Mongolic stock.
Uralite, ū′ral-īt, n. a mineral with the crystalline form of augite and the cleavage and specific gravity of hornblende.—adj. Uralit′ic.—n. Uralitisā′tion, the paramorphic change of augite to hornblende.—v.t. U′ralitise.
Urania, ū-rā′ni-a, n. the Muse of astronomy, represented with a celestial globe in her hand, to which she points with a little staff.—adj. Urā′nian. [L.,—Gr. ouranios, heavenly—ouranos, heaven.]
Uraniscus, ū-ra-nis′kus, n. the vault or roof of the mouth. [Gr. ouraniskos, dim. of ouranos, the vault of heaven.]
Uranite, ū′ra-nīt, n. a greenish ore of uranium.—adj. Uranit′ic.
Uranium, ū-rā′ni-um, n. a very hard but moderately malleable metal, resembling nickel or iron in its lustre and colour, but in a finely comminuted state occurring as a black powder.—adj. Urā′nic. [Gr. ouranos, heaven.]
Uranography, ū-ra-nog′ra-fi, n. descriptive astronomy, esp. of the constellations.—adjs. Uran′ic; Uranograph′ic, -al.—n. Uranog′raphist.
Uranometry, ū-ra-nom′e-tri, n. the measurement of the heavens: a description of the groups of constellations.
Uranoscopy, ū′ra-nos-kō-pi, n. observation of the heavenly bodies.
Uranus, ū′ra-nus, n. the name of one of the primary planets. [L.,—Gr. ouranos, heaven.]