tilde

[ til-duh ]

/ ˈtɪl də /

noun

a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.

swung dash.

Mathematics. a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values.

Logic. a similar symbol indicating negation.

Origin of tilde

1860–65; <Spanish <Latin titulus superscription. See title

Words nearby tilde

Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden, Tildy, tile, tiled, tile field

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Example sentences from the Web for tilde

The spelling Lewis and Clarke was used consistently in the original text, as was Zui with tilde.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
The tilde has been restored in those Spanish words that use it.
Anting-Anting Stories|Sargent Kayme
In versions of this book that do not support accented letters, Canon (with a tilde over the middle n) is spelled Canyon.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman
The spelling Zui with tilde is Spanish; today the word is generally written Zuni.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained|James Stevenson

They are shown in this e-text as ll (simple l followed by l with tilde overlay).
Torrent of Portyngale|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for tilde

tilde

/ (ˈtɪldə) /

noun

the diacritical mark (~) placed over a letter to indicate a palatal nasal consonant, as in Spanish señor. This symbol is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent any nasalized vowel

Word Origin for tilde

C19: from Spanish, from Latin titulus title, superscription

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tilde
释义	tilde [ til-duh ] / ˈtɪl də / noun a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization. swung dash. Mathematics. a symbol (∼) indicating equivalency or similarity between two values. Logic. a similar symbol indicating negation. Origin of tilde 1860–65; <Spanish <Latin titulus superscription. See title Words nearby tilde Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden, Tildy, tile, tiled, tile field Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tilde The spelling Lewis and Clarke was used consistently in the original text, as was Zui with tilde. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico\|John Wesley Powell The tilde has been restored in those Spanish words that use it. Anting-Anting Stories\|Sargent Kayme In versions of this book that do not support accented letters, Canon (with a tilde over the middle n) is spelled Canyon. Meteorology\|Charles Fitzhugh Talman The spelling Zui with tilde is Spanish; today the word is generally written Zuni. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained\|James Stevenson They are shown in this e-text as ll (simple l followed by l with tilde overlay). Torrent of Portyngale\|Unknown British Dictionary definitions for tilde tilde / (ˈtɪldə) / noun the diacritical mark (~) placed over a letter to indicate a palatal nasal consonant, as in Spanish señor. This symbol is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent any nasalized vowel Word Origin for tilde C19: from Spanish, from Latin titulus title, superscription Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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