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(pôr'shə, pōr'-) pronunciation

n.
The satellite of Uranus that is seventh in distance from the planet.

[After Portia, rich heiress in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.]

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The seventh moon of Uranus, also known as Uranus XII; it was discovered in 1986 by Voyager 2. Portia has a diameter of 110 km and moves in a nearly circular orbit 66,970 km from (the center of) the planet.

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Portia (pôr'shə), in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.

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