del

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.

del

²

[ del ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a differential operator. : ∇

del.

³

abbreviation for

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

Del.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Delaware.

Del.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Delaware

del.

²

abbreviation for

1. delegate

del

³

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of del¹

First recorded in 1900–05; short form of delta

Example Sentences

He won three successive league titles to start his reign, including a Treble with the Copa del Rey and Champions League in 2009.

From BBC

The winning formula continued on the Costa del Sol.

From BBC

Jordan 25: Douglas Langford Jr., Kayleb Kearse and Saul Anaya each scored 12 points and Jaden Erami added 11 points for the defending Del Rey League champions.

From Los Angeles Times

Director Guillermo del Toro has previously championed it as its own craft, commenting: "Animation is not a genre for kids. It's a medium for art."

From BBC

The composition is constructed of materials that expand, contract and shift in response to the same weather that would have affected the craggy mountain landscape unfurling in the atmospheric background behind the seated subject: Lisa Gherardini, wife of local silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo, who probably commissioned it.

From Los Angeles Times