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tilde

noun

til·​de ˈtil-də How to pronounce tilde (audio)
1
: a mark ˜ placed especially over the letter n (as in Spanish señor sir) to denote the sound \nʸ\ or over vowels (as in Portuguese irmã sister) to indicate nasality
2
a
: the mark used to indicate negation in logic and the geometric relation "is similar to" in mathematics
b
: the mark used to indicate an approximate value

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For example, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. – a native of Venezuela – spells his last name with a tilde over the letter N. Since there’s no equivalent in the English alphabet, the easy thing is to use an N instead. Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 15 June 2020 Even after correctly matching the United States’ 31 Washington Counties to their correct states, there’s a very good chance that the two sources do not agree on whether Doña Ana County, N.M. really needs that tilde. Chris Wilson, Time, 20 Sep. 2019 One general principle is that communication leans toward the efficient, so any extra markings (sarcastic tildes, for instance, or a period where a line break will do) telegraph that there’s more to the message than its literal import. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 July 2019 The logo for Calibra and its digital wallet will feature a single tilde. Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 20 June 2019 Since Proposition 83, a measure approved by voters in 1983 to make English the state’s official language, diacritical marks — such as accents (è or á), umlauts (ö or ü) and tildes (ñ or ã) — on vital records were deemed unacceptable. latimes.com, 9 Oct. 2017 Since then, legislative analysts say, the Department of Public Health has interpreted the rule to mean that diacritical marks, such accents (è or á), umlauts (ö or ü) and tildes (ñ or ã), on vital records are unacceptable. Sarah D. Wire, latimes.com, 17 Jan. 2017 Stripped of its tilde, peña, which means rock, becomes pena, which is Spanish for pity or pain. Jonathan Blitzer, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2016 See More

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Medieval Latin titulus tittle

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tilde was circa 1864

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