Phrase guide

division sign

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any symbol (in particular ÷, / or : ) used to denote the operation of division.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բաժանման նշան (bažanman nšan) — Symbol
  • Bulgarian: знак за деление (znak za delenie) — Symbol
  • Burmese: အစားလက္ခဏာ (a.ca:lakhka.na) — Symbol
  • Danish: divisionstegn — Symbol
  • Dutch: deelteken — Symbol
  • Finnish: jakolaskumerkki — Symbol
  • Finnish: kauttamerkki — Symbol
  • French: signe de division — Symbol
  • German: Divisionszeichen — Symbol
  • Greek: διά (diá) — Symbol
  • Hungarian: osztásjel — Symbol
  • Icelandic: deilingarmerki — Symbol
  • Norwegian Bokmål: divisjonstegn — Symbol
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: divisjonsteikn — Symbol
  • Polish: znak dzielenia — Symbol
  • Romanian: semn de împărțire — Symbol
  • Romanian: semn de divizare — Symbol
  • Swahili: alama ya kugawanya — Symbol
  • Swedish: divisionstecken — Symbol
  • Tagalog: tanda ng palahatian — Symbol
  • Turkish: bölme işareti — Symbol