Portia (pôr`shə), in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus Uranus (y
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Portia [′pȯr·shə]
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Portia [′pȯr·shə]
(astronomy)
A satellite of Uranus orbiting at a mean distance of 41,070 miles (66,100 kilometers) with a period of 12 hours 21 minutes, and with a diameter of about 68 miles (110 kilometers).
Portia
heiress disguises herself as a lawyer and wins a case for her fiancé’s friend. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
See : Disguise
Portia
takes own life after husband, Brutus’s, suicide. [Rom. Hist.: Plutarch’s Lives]
See : Faithfulness
Portia
as a lawyer, ingeniously interprets to Shylock the terms of Antonio’s bond. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice]
See : Justice
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