uraniscus
[ yoo r-uh-nis-kuh s ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈnɪs kəs /
noun, plural u·ra·nis·ci [yoo r-uh-nis-ahy] /ˌyʊər əˈnɪs aɪ/. Architecture.
a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.
Origin of uraniscus
< Greek
ouranískos ceiling, equivalent to
ouran(ós) heaven +
-iskos diminutive suffix
Words nearby uraniscus
uranian,
uranic,
uranic oxide,
uranide,
uraninite,
uraniscus,
uranism,
uranite,
uranite group,
uranium,
uranium 235