Phrase guide

multiplication 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 multiplication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: знак за умножение (znak za umnoženie) — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Burmese: အမြှောက်လက္ခဏာ (a.hmrauklakhka.na) — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乘號 /乘号 (chénghào) — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Dutch: maalteken — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Finnish: kertomerkki — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Finnish: kertolaskumerkki — symbol denoting multiplication
  • French: signe de multiplication — symbol denoting multiplication
  • German: Malzeichen — symbol denoting multiplication
  • German: Multiplikationszeichen — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Greek: επί (epí) — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Hungarian: szorzásjel — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Hungarian: szorzójel — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Polish: symbol mnożenia — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Polish: znak mnożenia — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Romanian: semn de multiplicare — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Romanian: semn de înmulțire — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Russian: знак умноже́ния (znak umnožénija) — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Swahili: alama ya kuzidisha — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Swedish: multiplikationstecken — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Tagalog: tanda ng palaramihan — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Turkish: çarpı — symbol denoting multiplication
  • Welsh: arwydd lluosi — symbol denoting multiplication