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del

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[ del ]

  1. (in names of Spanish derivation) a contraction of de and the article el:

    Estanislao del Campo.

  2. (in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article il: Giovanni del Monte.


del

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[ del ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a differential operator. :

del.

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abbreviation for

  1. delegate; delegation.
  2. delete; deletion.
  3. delineavit.

Del.

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abbreviation for

  1. Delaware.

Del.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Delaware


del.

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abbreviation for

  1. delegate

del

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/ dɛl /

noun

  1. maths the differential operator i (∂/∂ x ) + j (∂/∂ y ) + k (∂/∂ z ), where i , j , and k are unit vectors in the x , y , and z directions Also callednabla

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Word History and Origins

Origin of del1

First recorded in 1900–05; short form of delta

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