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del¹

  • /dɛl/

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta.

noun dels

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

Similar: atled, nabla

del²

Where it comes from

See deal

noun dels

  1. obsolete a part, portion

del³

Where it comes from

Shortening

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of delegate
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of delegation

verb

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of delete

del⁴

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of Latin dēlīneāvit (“he/she delineated”).

symbol

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Latin delineavit as seen on published artwork, identifying the original artist. Commonly seen in books and articles on topics in natural history.

Del⁵

proper noun

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

proper noun

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

noun Dels

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ctrl, dil, part, for, the, per, ncm, delete, sub, dell, dale, alt, tak, sup, diehl, deir

noun

Similar: atled, nabla

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noun abbreviation on the delete key on a keyboard

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MLA

"del." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/del. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

del. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/del

Chicago

"del." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/del.

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@misc{del_2026,
  title = {del},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/del},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}