ariel

US: (âr′ē əl)

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ar•i•el  (âr′ē əl), n. 

1. Mammals a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica: almost extinct. Also, ar′iel gazelle′. 

• dialect, dialectal Arabic aryal
• 1825–35

Ar•i•el  (âr′ē əl), n. 

1. Literature (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.
Also, Ar•i•elle  (ar′ē el′, âr′-). a female given name.
4. a male given name.