Ariel

Ariel

(air -ee-ĕl) A satellite of Uranus, discovered in 1851 by William Lasell. Extensively imaged by Voyager 2 in 1986, Ariel has many craters and broad branching smooth-floored valleys such as Korrican Chasma and Kewpie Chasma. Its surface carries the scars of numerous impacts dating back to a time when the Solar System was still being formed. See Uranus' satellites; Table 2, backmatter.

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Ariel

[′ar·ē·əl]

(astronomy)

A satellite of the planet Uranus orbiting at a mean distance of 119,000 miles (192,000 kilometers).

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Ariel

sprite who confuses the castaways on Prospero’s island. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Tempest]

See: Fairy

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Ariel

invisible spirit plays tricks on the castaways. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare The Tempest]

See: Invisibility

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Ariel

(language)

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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