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Del vs Eel - What's the difference?

del | eel |

As nouns the difference between del and eel

is that del is noon while eel is any freshwater or marine fish of the order anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

As a verb eel is

to fish for eels.

del

English

Etymology 1

From delta, the symbol being an inverted delta

Noun

(en noun)
  • (analysis) The symbol ? used to denote the gradient operator.
  • (mathematics) the symbol , in the context of a partial differential
    • Synonyms
    * atled, nabla
    See also
    *

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) a part, portion

    • Etymology 3

    Shortening

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • delegate
  • delegation
  • delete
  • delineavit

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    eel

    English

    (wikipedia eel) (Anguilliformes)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
  • The European eel, .

    • Derived terms

    * African eel * cutthroat eel * conger eel * duckbill eel * eelboat * eelbuck * eeler * eelfare * eelfish * eelgrass * eelish * eellike * eelpot * eelpout, eel-pout * eelskin * eelspear * eely * electric eel * European eel * glass eel * Japanese eel * moray eel * mud eel * sand eel * sawtooth eel * slippery as an eel * snake eel * snipe eel * spaghetti eel * thin eel * worm eel

    See also

    * elver

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fish for eels.
  • To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----