tilde

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɪldə/, /ˈtɪldi/

Noun

tilde (plural tildes)

1. The grapheme of character ~.
   1. A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words.
   2. A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number).
   3. May be used to represent approximation (mathematics).
2. (logic) The character used to represent negation, usually ~ or ¬.

Synonyms

• squiggle, twiddle

Translations

• French: tilde
• German: Schlangenlinie, Tilde
• Italian: tilde
• Portuguese: til
• Russian: ти́льда
• Spanish: tilde

Translations

• German: Tilde
• Portuguese: til
• Russian: ти́льда
• Spanish: tilde

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