nabla

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5

Definition of nabla

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
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noun

  1. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
  2. The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.

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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.

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