urano

n. One practiced in uranography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; heaven + &unr_; to write. ] A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; heaven + -lite. ] A meteorite or aerolite. [ Obs. ] Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; heaven + -logy. ] A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] A uranometry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; heaven + -metry. ] (Astron.) A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars visible to the naked eye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Uraniscoplasty. ] (Surg.) The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -scopy. ] Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]