uranium

«uranium» in Mova's school dictionary: a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (uranium — uncountable; symbol U)

meaning for a pupil

1) Uranium is a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. tree →

2) Uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power stations and in nuclear weapons. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons uranium is an example of an element and of radioactivity: its atoms slowly break apart and give off energy and radiation. In energy lessons, nuclear power stations use uranium to make heat, which boils water to drive turbines. Australia, Canada and Kazakhstan mine a lot of uranium. It is named after the planet Uranus.

examples

• Uranium is found in some rocks. tree →
• Nuclear power stations use uranium as fuel. tree →
• Uranium is radioactive, so it must be handled with care. tree →
• The symbol for uranium is U. tree →
• Canada and Australia mine uranium. tree →
• A small amount of uranium can make a lot of energy. tree →
• Uranium was named after the planet Uranus. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some uranium», not «a uranium». Pronounced «yoo-RAY-nee-um». Radioactive does not mean it glows green — that is a cartoon myth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «uranium» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.