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Ariel

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Ariel, in astronomy

Ariel (âr`ēəl), in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus Uranus , in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between those of Saturn and Neptune; its period of revolution is slightly more than 84 years.
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Ariel, in the Bible

Ariel (ā`rēĕl), in the Bible, aide of Ezra. In two other passages AV calls them "lionlike men" ("two ariels of Moab" in RV). Nothing is known of them. Ariel is also used as a symbolic name of Jerusalem.
Ariel [′ar·ē·əl]
(astronomy)
A satellite of the planet Uranus orbiting at a mean distance of 119,000 miles (192,000 kilometers).
Ariel
sprite who confuses the castaways on Prospero’s island. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Tempest]
See : Fairy
Ariel
invisible spirit plays tricks on the castaways. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Tempest]
See : Invisibility
(language)Ariel - An array-oriented language for the CDC 6400.

["Ariel Reference Manual", P. Devel, TR 22, CC UC Berkeley, Apr 1968].

["A New Survey of the Ariel Programming Language", P. Deuel, TR 4, Ariel Consortium, UC Berkeley, June 1972].
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Compose yourself, Mamma Macallan; Ariel with make me presentable to a lady's eyes.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"You mean," Villa Kennan challenged, "that these head-hunting cannibals ashore here keep records of pedigrees and maintain kennels; for surely this absurd adventurer of a dog is as proper an Irish terrier as the Ariel is an Oregon-pine-planked schooner.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
Will Ladislaw's smile was delightful, unless you were angry with him beforehand: it was a gush of inward light illuminating the transparent skin as well as the eyes, and playing about every curve and line as if some Ariel were touching them with a new charm, and banishing forever the traces of moodiness.
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