how to pronounce uranium

/jʊəˈɹɛɪ.ni.əm/

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uranium is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of uranium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… reactors only need uranium enriched to …”

meanings of uranium

noun:

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

uranium frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word uranium occurs in english on average 5.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.