Definition

Noun: - Uranium: A heavy, silvery-white metallic element that is radioactive and is used as a source of nuclear energy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • U-ran là một nguyên tố quan trọng trong công nghiệp hạt nhân. (Uranium is an important element in the nuclear industry.)
  • Các mỏ u-ran được tìm thấy ở nhiều nơi trên thế giới. (Uranium mines are found in many places around the world.)

Advanced Usage

• "U-ran làm giàu": Enriched uranium.
  • U-ran làm giàu được sử dụng trong các lò phản ứng hạt nhân. (Enriched uranium is used in nuclear reactors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nguyên tố u-ran: Uranium element.
• Nhiên liệu u-ran: Uranium fuel.
• Phóng xạ u-ran: Uranium radioactivity.

Synonyms

• Uranium (English loanword used in technical contexts).
• Nguyên tố 92 (Element 92, referring to its atomic number).

Notes on Usage

• The word "u-ran" is a direct loanword from French ("uranium"). In modern Vietnamese, it is commonly written as "uranium" in scientific and technical contexts, though "u-ran" remains in use.
• It is exclusively a scientific/technical term and is not used in everyday conversation outside of specific contexts like energy, physics, or geology.

noun

1. uranium