Definition of tilde in English:

tilde

noun ˈtɪldəˈtɪldə

1An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tilde over the letter o is a dead giveaway as the other languages don't have it.
- The fact that the singer was Spanish and that the programme printed the song title with a tilde might have been a clue, anyway.
- A tilde over the vowel indicates a high broken tone, in which the voice starts slightly above the middle of the normal speaking voice range, drops and then rises abruptly.
- In modern Paraguayan orthography, the nasal vowels are represented with the nasal tilde (~) over the oral version of the vowel.
1. 1.1 A symbol similar to a tilde used in mathematics and logic to indicate negation, inversion, etc.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, based on Latin titulus (see title).

Rhymes

bewilder, builder, guilder, Hilda, Matilda, St Kilda, Tilda

Definition of tilde in US English:

tilde

nounˈtɪldəˈtildə

1An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization.
Example sentencesExamples
- A tilde over the vowel indicates a high broken tone, in which the voice starts slightly above the middle of the normal speaking voice range, drops and then rises abruptly.
- The fact that the singer was Spanish and that the programme printed the song title with a tilde might have been a clue, anyway.
- The tilde over the letter o is a dead giveaway as the other languages don't have it.
- In modern Paraguayan orthography, the nasal vowels are represented with the nasal tilde (~) over the oral version of the vowel.
1. 1.1 The tilde symbol as a part of a URL.
2. 1.2 A symbol similar to a tilde used in mathematics to indicate similarity, and in logic to indicate negation.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Spanish, based on Latin titulus (see title).

单词	tilde
释义	Definition of tilde in English: tilde noun ˈtɪldəˈtɪldə 1An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization. Example sentencesExamples The tilde over the letter o is a dead giveaway as the other languages don't have it. The fact that the singer was Spanish and that the programme printed the song title with a tilde might have been a clue, anyway. A tilde over the vowel indicates a high broken tone, in which the voice starts slightly above the middle of the normal speaking voice range, drops and then rises abruptly. In modern Paraguayan orthography, the nasal vowels are represented with the nasal tilde (~) over the oral version of the vowel. 1.1 A symbol similar to a tilde used in mathematics and logic to indicate negation, inversion, etc. Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish, based on Latin titulus (see title). Rhymes bewilder, builder, guilder, Hilda, Matilda, St Kilda, Tilda Definition of tilde in US English: tilde nounˈtɪldəˈtildə 1An accent (~) placed over Spanish n when pronounced ny (as in señor) or Portuguese a or o when nasalized (as in São Paulo), or over a vowel in phonetic transcription, indicating nasalization. Example sentencesExamples A tilde over the vowel indicates a high broken tone, in which the voice starts slightly above the middle of the normal speaking voice range, drops and then rises abruptly. The fact that the singer was Spanish and that the programme printed the song title with a tilde might have been a clue, anyway. The tilde over the letter o is a dead giveaway as the other languages don't have it. In modern Paraguayan orthography, the nasal vowels are represented with the nasal tilde (~) over the oral version of the vowel. 1.1 The tilde symbol as a part of a URL. 1.2 A symbol similar to a tilde used in mathematics to indicate similarity, and in logic to indicate negation. Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish, based on Latin titulus (see title).
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