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ar⋅i⋅el
[air-ee-uh
l] 
–noun
| a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica: almost extinct. |
Also, ariel gazelle.
Origin:
1825–35; < dial. Ar aryal
1825–35; < dial. Ar aryal
Ar⋅i⋅el
[air-ee-uhl] –noun
| 1. | (in Shakespeare's Tempest) a spirit of the air who is required to use his magic to help Prospero. |
| 2. | Astronomy. one of the moons of the planet Uranus. |
| 3. | Aerospace. one of a series of British satellites that studied the ionosphere, cosmic rays, and x-rays. |
| 4. | Also, Ar⋅i⋅elle [ar-ee-el, air-] . a female given name. |
| 5. | a male given name. |
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| Ar·i·el (âr'ē-əl) n. A satellite of Uranus. [After Ariel, a sylph that guards the heroine of The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope.] |
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Ariel
A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).Ariel
A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari["e]l, perh. confused with E. a["e]rial.] In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air. Note: In zo["o]logy, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan; the ariel petrel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Ariel
the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as "victorious under God," and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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