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Ariel

Syllabification: (Ar·i·el)
Pronunciation: /ˈe(ə)rēəl/
Definition of Ariel
  • 1 Astronomy a satellite of Uranus discovered in 1851, the twelfth closest to the planet and the fourth largest, with a diameter of 721 miles (1,160 km).
  • 2a series of six American and British satellites devoted to studies of the ionosphere and X-ray astronomy (1962–79).

Origin:

named after a fairy or spirit in Shakespeare's The Tempest

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