del

¹ American  

[del] / dɛl /

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 American  

[del] / dɛl /

noun

Mathematics.

1. a differential operator. ∇

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del. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. delegate; delegation.

2. delete; deletion.

3. delineavit.

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Del. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Delaware.

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Del. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Delaware

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del. ² British  

abbreviation

1. delegate

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del ³ British  

/ dɛl /

noun

1.  ∇.  Also called: nabla.  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

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Etymology

Origin of del

First recorded in 1900–05; short form of delta

Example Sentences

Se puede encontrar más información, incluido el programa de eventos, en la página web del festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

And on Saturday, it will face Atlético in the final of the Copa del Rey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The study team included experts from the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra and Universitat de Valencia in Spain, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Corona del Mar 3, Los Alamitos 2: A sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth by Brady Zenz gave Corona del Mar the walk-off victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“Come on, everything will be fine. We’re just going to a museum,” my dad says, and finally we reach the Sinagoga del Tránsito.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar