HOW TO PRONOUNCE
uranium
/jɚˈeɪniəm/
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Stress “ra,” using the long “a” of “day.”
Begin with a y sound and stress the second syllable. The later ee and uh are separate, lighter vowels.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The chart gives the symbol for uranium.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does uranium mean?
noun
- The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
- An atom of this element.
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IPA pronunciation
/jɚˈeɪniəm/
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Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium.
But, unlike most other chemical elements, it is intensely radio-active, and produces effects some two million times greater than those of uranium.
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The depressed demand for uranium has contributed to an overall sluggishness in the economy, a severe trade imbalance, and a mounting external debt.
In response to the potential threat of a German nuclear weapon, the United States sought a source of uranium to use in determining the feasibility of a nuclear chain reaction.