"nabla" meaning in English

See nabla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nablas [plural], nevel [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin nabla, from Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla, “Phoenician harp”), from ancient Hebrew נֵבֶל (nḗḇel) or a Phoenician cognate. Doublet of nebel, which comes via the modern Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nabla}} Latin nabla, {{bor|en|grc|νάβλα||Phoenician harp}} Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla, “Phoenician harp”), {{der|en|he|נֵבֶל|tr=nḗḇel}} Hebrew נֵבֶל (nḗḇel), {{der|en|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{dbt|en|nebel}} Doublet of nebel, {{m+|he|נֵ֤בֶל}} Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל Head templates: {{en-noun}} nabla (plural nablas)
  1. A Hebrew stringed instrument. Synonyms (instrument): nebel (english: possibly the same instrument) [obsolete] Translations (instrument): nabla [masculine] (Catalan), nabla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-nabla-en-noun-9braSmx8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 11 8 24 26 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'instrument': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'instrument': 93 7
  2. (mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator. Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis Translations (symbol): nabla [masculine] (Catalan), nabla (Finnish), Nabla [neuter] (German), nabla [masculine] (Portuguese), набла (nabla) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nabla-en-noun-Siyn4Tf- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'symbol': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atled [symbol], del [symbol]

Inflected forms

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