Uranian n.

a native or inhabitant of Uranus; (also) the language of Uranians

Demonyms

  • 1834 J. Chickering Heavenly Bodies Inhabited in Scientific Tracts and Family Lyceum 1 Sept. 137 page image

    [I]f, according to the common idea, the solar rays, by their constant divergency, lose their intensity in the ratio of the square of the distances [...] the Saturnians or Uranians must have superior acuteness of vision,—they must have cat’s eyes.

  • 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours vii. 168

    The year of the Uranians lasts 84 of our years.

  • 1937 ‘E. Binder’ Blue Beam of Pestilence in Amazing Stories Dec. 117/2 page image Earl Binder Otto Binder bibliography

    We have busied ourselves…promoting the migrations of the Uranians to other planets in an attempt to save them from annihilation. [Ibid. 131/1] But these dissensions of the Empire had no counterpart in the warships. Here Martian and Venerian, Uranian and Mercurian, had but one common goal—one aim—to vanquish the enemy.

  • 1939 Thundering Peace in Astounding Science-Fiction Dec. 38/2 page image Kent Casey bibliography

    The only way to make the Uranians behave is to find out just what methods they are using to overcome the methane. Then we can know how to counteract those methods.

  • 1952 E. E. Smith Tea Tray in the Sky in Galaxy Sept. 111/2 page image Evelyn E. Smith bibliography

    Mercurians, seventy-eighth floor. A group Vegans, fourteenth floor right…. Uranians, basement.

  • 1953 N. Loomis Little Green Man in Dynamic Science Fiction Mar. 77/2 page image Noel Loomis bibliography

    I notice you speak Uranian with a slight accent.

  • 1965 J. W. Macvey Journey to Alpha Centauri 95 page image John W. Macvey bibliography

    One could not but feel a certain pity for the poor Sun-blasted Mercurians…and for the frozen Plutonians out there on their dark, remote and lonely world. Neptunians and Uranians also made frequent appearances.

  • 1996 K. S. Robinson Blue Mars 431 Kim Stanley Robinson bibliography

    For the Uranians this freedom was worth more than light or gravity.

  • 2010 J. Culberson Quroak xix. 194

    How far advanced are the Uranians over us in physics and engineering to pull off something like this?


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antedating 1834

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