DELTA

delta

(noun) the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

delta

(noun) a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water; “the Mississippi River delta”; “the Nile delta”

delta

(noun) an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

delta (plural deltas)

The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.

(mathematics) The symbol Δ.

(computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.

(computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.

(physics), (engineering) A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

(surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.

A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.

(electrical, often, attributive) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.

(finance) The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.

(chemistry) A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.

(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.

Synonyms

• (USSF): garrison (a support wing equivalent)

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Verb

delta (third-person singular simple present deltas, present participle deltaing, simple past and past participle deltaed)

(cryptography)

(computing)

Anagrams

• Adlet, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled

Noun

DELTA (plural DELTAs)

Acronym of Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, an advanced qualification to teach English, higher than the CELTA, accredited by the University of Cambridge.

Anagrams

• Adlet, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled

Proper noun

Delta

A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.

A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.

A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.

A municipality of Greece.

An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.

A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.

A village in Madison Parish parish, Louisiana.

A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.

A village in Fulton County, Ohio.

A village in Ontario, Canada.

A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.

A city in Millard County, Utah.

A town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

A state in Nigeria

Anagrams

• Adlet, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled

Source: Wiktionary


Del"ta, n.; pl. Deltas. Etym: [Gr. Delta of the Nile.]

Definition: A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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