U
\jˈuː], \jˈuː], \j_ˈuː]\
Definitions of U
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
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(chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use
By Princeton University
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a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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1. The chemical symbol of uranium. 2. Abbreviation for unit. 3. Symbol for kilurane, or 1000 uranium units.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Is the fifth vowel and the twenty-first letter of the English Alphabet. It has four distinct vocal sounds; the first is short and acute, as in hut; the second a little longer, as in truth; the third long and close, as in mute; and the fourth short and obscure, as in fur, ful, &c. In many words it takes the sound of yu, as in unison; and sometimes of 00, as rule.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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