uranium

/jʊˈreɪniəm/

Syllables u·ra·ni·um

Stress u-RA-ni-um

Phonics Breakdown

u

/jʊ/

long u-e

ra

/reɪ/

long a_e

ni

/ni/

long i (i_e)

um

/əm/

schwa

Meaning

a heavy radioactive metal used as fuel in nuclear power

Sound Reference

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u=/jʊ/(use) + ra=/reɪ/(rain) + ni=/ni/(knee) + um=/əm/(album)

Example

Uranium is used to produce nuclear energy.