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del

/dɛl/

del noun: the symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator. Also the abbreviation of delegate.

del: the symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator
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Noun (1)

del (plural dels)

  1. The symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
  2. the symbol ∂, in the context of a partial differential

Noun (2)

del (plural dels)

  1. (obsolete) a part, portion

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Del

Del

  1. (UK) A diminutive of the male given name Derek.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Del

Del

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Delaware.
  2. (India, abbreviation) Abbreviation of Delhi.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Delphinus.

Noun (3) capitalized: Del

Del (plural Dels)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Delete (“key of a computer keyboard that deletes text, files, etc.”).

Also used as

del is also the abbreviation of delegate.

del is also the abbreviation of delegation.

del is also the abbreviation of delete.

del is also the abbreviation of Latin delineavit as seen on published artwork.

del meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

del in Hindi

डेल, देल

del in Marathi

डेल, देल

del in Bengali

দেল

del in Telugu

దెల్, దేల్, డెల్
More languagesFewer languages
del in Malayalam
ദെൽ
del in Kannada
ದೆಲ್
del in Punjabi
ਡੇਲ, ਡੈਲ, ਡੇਲ ਤੱਕ
del in Gujarati
ડેલ
del in Odia
ଦେଲ୍, ଡେଲକୁ
del in Nepali
डेल

Examples of del in a sentence

  • Probably every old city in Italy has a Via del Corso.
  • Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.
  • Treinta balazos en la uña del dedo chiquito del pie izquierdo.

All 21 example sentences with del

Synonyms of del

Forms of del

pluraldels
pluralDels

Plural of del: dels

Origin of del

From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta.

See deal

Shortening

Phrases with del

65 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with del

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about del

What does del mean?
Del means the symbol ∇ used to denote the gradient operator.
What is del in Hindi?
Del in Hindi is डेल, देल. See Del meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is del?
Del can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce del?
Del is pronounced /dɛl/.
What is the plural of del?
The plural of del is dels.

Words near del in the dictionary

  1. dekulakized
  2. dekulakizes
  3. dekulakizing
  4. DekuMeli
  5. DekuMomo
  6. del
  7. Del Aire
  8. Del Boy
  9. Del Boys
  10. Del Carmen
  11. Del Conte

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: del (page history and authors); Del (page history and authors); del (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); del (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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