overtilde

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noun

A tilde placed over another character.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounovertilde (plural overtildes)

plural overtildes

  1. A tilde placed over another character.

    Quantities with overtildes denote complex disturbances[…]

    1992, Physics of fluids: Fluid dynamics: Volume 4, Issues 4-6, American Institute of Physics

Origin

From over- + tilde.

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Cite this entry
APA

overtilde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtilde

MLA

“overtilde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtilde. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtilde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtilde.

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