From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.
aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zool.)
(a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope dorcas, 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).
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Note: In Zoology, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds
noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan;
the ariel petrel.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
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].
[Deuel or Devel?]
(1995-12-29)