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1   [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.
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del

2   [del]
noun Mathematics.
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇ Compare gradient (def. 4), Laplace operator.
Origin:
1900–05; short form of delta

Del.

 
Delaware.

del.

 
1.
delegate; delegation.
2.
delete; deletion.
3.
delineavit.
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del (dɛl)
 
—n
maths ∇, Also called: nabla the differential operator i(∂/∂x) + j(∂/∂y) + k(∂/∂z), where i, j, and k are unit vectors in the x, y, and z directions

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Del
delete
DEL

  1. data evaluation laboratory

  2. Delphinus (constellation)

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