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Uranus vs Neptune - What's the difference?

uranus | neptune |

As proper nouns the difference between uranus and neptune

is that uranus is the Greek god who personified of the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus while Neptune is the god of the ocean and of earthquakes.

uranus

English

(wikipedia Uranus)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The Greek god who personified]] of the sky and heavens and [[father#Verb, fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.
  • The seventh planet in our solar system, with twenty-seven known moons, discovered in 1781 by (Sir William Herschel).

    • Synonyms

    * (deity) Father Sky * (planet) Herschel; Georgium Sidus (until the mid-19th century) * (planet) (in astronomy and astrology)

    Synonyms

    * (planet) Georgian planet, Georgium Sidus , Herschel

    Related terms

    * Uranian * uranic * uranium

    See also

    * * giant planet * Jovian planet * outer planet * superior planet

    External links

    * (wikipedia "Uranus") English eponyms ----

    neptune

    English

    (wikipedia Neptune)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes.
  • The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by .
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
  • An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

    • Derived terms

    * Neptune City * Neptune's cup * Neptune powder

    See also

    * * Poseidon English eponyms ----