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nabla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
nabla
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Hebrew stringed instrument.

noun

The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nabla, νάβλα, נֵבֶל, -

Inflected Forms

nablas (plural) nevel (alternative)

Phrases

quabla operator

Synonyms

nebel atled del

Questions

What does nabla mean?
A Hebrew stringed instrument.
Where does nabla come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nabla

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