English Dictionary: areola | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
A89rial \A*[89]"ri*al\, a. [L. a[89]rius. See {Air}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a[89]rial regions or currents. [bd]A[89]rial spirits.[b8] --Milton. [bd]A[89]rial voyages.[b8] --Darwin. 2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal. 3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, a[89]rial spires. 4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, a[89]rial rootlets, a[89]rial plants. --Gray. 5. Light as air; ethereal. {A[89]rial acid}, carbonic acid. [Obs.] --Ure. {A[89]rial perspective}. See {Perspective}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
A89rially \A*[89]"ri*al*ly\, adv. Like, or from, the air; in an a[89]rial manner. [bd]A murmur heard a[89]rially.[b8] --Tennyson. | |
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Air hole \Air hole\ (A[89]ronautics) A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Air hole \Air" hole`\ (h[omac]l`). 1. A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over. 2. (Founding) A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Airily \Air"i*ly\ ([acir]r"[icr]*l[ycr]), adv. In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Airol \Air"ol\, n. (Pharm.) A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform. [A Trademark] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Areal \A"re*al\, a. [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.] Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. {Areol[91]}. [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. ar[82]ole. See {Area}.] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing. 2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule. | |
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Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. {Areol[91]}. [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. ar[82]ole. See {Area}.] 1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing. 2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Areole \A"re*ole\, n. Same as {Areola}. | |
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Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari[89]l, perh. confused with E. a[89]rial.] In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air. Note: In zo[94]logy, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan; the ariel petrel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., [or] Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope, [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}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aril \Ar"il\, d8Arillus \[d8]A*ril"lus\, n. [From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril. --Gray. | |
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Arolla \A*rol"la\ ([adot]*r[ocr]l"l[adot]), n. [F. arolle.] (Bot.) The stone pine ({Pinus Cembra}). | |
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Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. aura air.] Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura. | |
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Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. auris ear.] Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery. | |
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d8Aureola \[d8]Au*re"o*la\, Aureole \Au"re*ole\, n. [F. aur[82]ole, fr. L. aureola, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. corona crown), dim. of aureus. See {Aureate}, {Oriole}.] 1. (R. C. Theol.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. 2. The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence. Note: Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus; when it envelops the whole body, an aureola. --Fairholt. 3. A halo, actual or figurative. The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses. --Proctor. The aureole of young womanhood. --O. W. Holmes. 4. (Anat.) See {Areola}, 2. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Airlie, VA Zip code(s): 22186 | |
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Arial, SC (CDP, FIPS 2440) Location: 34.84629 N, 82.63951 W Population (1990): 2604 (1041 housing units) Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Ariel, WA Zip code(s): 98603 | |
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Arlee, MT (CDP, FIPS 2425) Location: 47.16923 N, 114.08896 W Population (1990): 489 (218 housing units) Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59821 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arley, AL (town, FIPS 2500) Location: 34.08498 N, 87.21063 W Population (1990): 338 (139 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35541 | |
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Aurelia, IA (city, FIPS 3745) Location: 42.71300 N, 95.43689 W Population (1990): 1034 (450 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51005 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Ariel ["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) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ARL {ASSET Reuse Library} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ariel the lion of God. (1.) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16). (2.) A symbolic name for Jerusalem (Isa. 29:1, 2, 7) as "victorious under God," and in Ezek. 43:15, 16, for the altar (marg., Heb. 'ariel) of burnt offerings, the secret of Israel's lion-like strength. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Aharhel, another host; the last sorrow; a brother's sheep | |
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Areli, the light or vision of God | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ariel, altar; light or lion of God |