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delta at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:

['deltə]

delta at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:

c.1200, Gk. letter shaped like a triangle, equivalent to our "D," the name from Phoenician daleth "tent door." Herodotus used it of the mouth of the Nile, and it was so used in Eng. from 1555; applied to other river mouths from 1790. Deltoid muscle so called since 1741, from its shape. ///

delta at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:

n [C] [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Greek]//
1 the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet:
2 an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea: --the Nile delta//

DELTA at English => English (Abklex) Of Explained:

Developing European Learning Through Technology Advance

delta at Dutch => English Of Explained:

is ev

delta at German => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Hungarian => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Indonesian => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Spanish => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Swedish => english Of Explained:

partake, participate

delta at English => English (GNU/Linux) Of Explained:

The set of changes that RCS records for an RCS file. From Linux Guide @FirstLinux http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/

delta at English => English (The Britannica Concise) Of Explained:

Low-lying plain composed of stream-borne sediments deposited by a river at its mouth. Deltas have been important to humankind since prehistoric times. Sands, silts, and clays deposited by floodwaters were extremely productive agriculturally; and major civilizations flourished in the deltaic plains of the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates rivers. In recent years geologists have discovered that much of the world's petroleum resources are found in ancient deltaic rocks. Deltas vary widely in size, structure, composition, and origin, though many are triangular (the shape of the Greek letter delta).

delta at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:

92 Moby Thesaurus words for "delta":
V, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, bill, bottomland, branch,
breakwater, bushveld, campo, cape, champaign, champaign country,
chersonese, coastal plain, coral reef, crotch, crutch, desert,
down, downs, fan, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats,
foreland, fork, furcula, furculum, grass veld, grassland, groin,
head, headland, heath, hook, inguen, lande, level, llano, lowland,
lowlands, lunar mare, mare, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, mull,
naze, ness, offshoot, open country, pampa, pampas, peneplain,
peninsula, plain, plains, plateau, playa, point, prairie,
promontory, prong, ramification, reef, salt flat, salt marsh,
salt pan, sandspit, savanna, sebkha, spit, spur, stem, steppe,
table, tableland, tongue, tree veld, trident, tundra, upland, vega,
veld, weald, wide-open spaces, wishbone, wold

delta at Croatian => English Of Explained:

river delta

delta at French => English Of Explained:

[aktiːvrʃpaiçr]
a

delta at Hungarian => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Dutch => English Of Explained:

delta [dɛlta]
delta

delta at Portuguese => English Of Explained:

delta

delta at Swedish => English Of Explained:

switchon,

delta at Polish => English Of Explained:

ute
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delta at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:

noun
1 the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ({Delta},{delta})
2 an area of land, shaped like a triangle, where a river has split into several smaller rivers before entering the sea:
the Nile Delta

Delta at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Delta \Del"ta\, n.; pl. {Deltas}. [Gr. de`lta, the name of the
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of
which is [Delta], Eng. D), from the Ph[oe]nician name of the
corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit
at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the
Nile.]
A tract of land shaped like the letter delta ([Delta]),
especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two
or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of
the Nile, or of the Mississippi.

Delta \Del"ta\, n.
1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ([Delta] [delta]),
answering to {D}. Hence, an object having the shape of the
capital [Delta].

2. (Elec.) The closed figure produced by connecting three
coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a
three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta
winding, delta connection (which see), etc.

delta at English => English (Computer) Of Explained:

delta

1. A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental
one (this use is general in physics and engineering). "I just
doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on
program size?" "About 30 percent." (He doubled the speed of
his program, but increased its size by only 30 percent.)

2. [Unix] A {diff}, especially a {diff} stored under the set
of version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control
System) or RCS (Revision Control System). See {change
management}.

3. A small quantity, but not as small as {epsilon}. The
jargon usage of {delta} and {epsilon} stems from the
traditional use of these letters in mathematics for very small
numerical quantities, particularly in "epsilon-delta" proofs
in limit theory (as in the differential calculus). The term
{delta} is often used, once {epsilon} has been mentioned, to
mean a quantity that is slightly bigger than {epsilon} but
still very small. "The cost isn't epsilon, but it's delta"
means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it is
nevertheless very small. Common constructions include "within
delta of ---", "within epsilon of ---": that is, "close to"
and "even closer to".

[{Jargon File}]

(2000-08-02)

Delta

1. An expression-based language developed by J.C. Cleaveland
in 1978.

2. A string-processing language with single-character commands
from {Tandem Computers}.

3. A language for system specification of simulation
execution.

["System Description and the DELTA Language",
E. Holback-Hansen et al, DELTA Proj Rep 4, Norweg Comput Ctr,
Feb 1977].

4. A {COBOL} generating language produced by {Delta Software
Entwicklung GmbH (http://www.delta-software.de/)}.

(2000-08-02)

delta at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

delta
n 1: a low triangular area where a river divides before entering
a larger body of water
2: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

delta at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » DELTA|Delta

English

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » grc Inter: term » sc=polytonic|δέλτα|tr=delta.

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » /ˈdɛɫtə/

Inter: rhymes » ɛltə

Noun

Inter: en-nou » n

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.
Inter: mathematic » s The symbol Δ.
Inter: computing » informal A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.
: This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.
Inter: computin » g The set of differences between two versions of a file.
: When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
Inter: surveyin » g The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
Derived terms
* delta connection

delta iron

delta metal

delta particle

delta wing

Translations

Inter: trans-top » fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet

Arabic: Inter: t- » ar|دلتا|f|tr=diltaa, deltaa|sc=Arab

Bulgarian: Inter: t- » bg|делта|f|tr=délta

Catalan: Inter: t+ » ca|delta|f

Chinese:

Czech: Inter: t+ » cs|delta

Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|delta|m|f

Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|delta

French: Inter: t+ » fr|delta|m

German: Inter: t+ » de|Delta|n

Greek: Inter: t+ » el|δέλτα|n|tr=délta

Inter: trans-mi » d

Icelandic: Inter: t- » is|delta|n
Interlingua: Inter: t- » ia|delta
Japanese: Inter: t- » ja|デルタ|tr=deruta|sc=Jpan
Korean: Inter: t+ » ko|델타|tr=delta|sc=Kore
Marathi: Inter: t- » mr|डेल्टा|n|tr=ḍelṭā|sc=Deva
Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|delta|m
Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|дельта|f|tr=dɛ́l'ta|sc=Cyrl
Slovene: Inter: t+ » sl|delta|f
Swedish: Inter: t+ » sv|delta|n
Turkish: Inter: t+ » tr|delta

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » landform

Bulgarian: Inter: t- » bg|делта|f
Catalan: Inter: t+ » ca|delta|f
Chinese:
: Mandarin: Inter: t » cmn|三角洲|tr=sānjiǎozhōu|sc=Hani
Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|delta|m|f

Inter: trans-mi » d

Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|suisto

Indonesian: Inter: t+ » id|kuala

Japanese: Inter: t- » ja|三角州|tr=さんかくす, sankakusu|sc=Jpan

Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|дельта|f|tr=dɛ́l'ta

Vietnamese: Inter: t- » vi|đồng bằng

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » the letter "D"

Estonian: Inter: t- » et|Dora
Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|Daavid

Inter: trans-mi » d

Italian: Inter: t+ » it|delta|m

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » phonetic symbol

Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|delta
Greek: Inter: t+ » el|δέλτα|n|tr=délta

Inter: trans-mi » d

Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|дельта|f|tr=dɛ́l'ta

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » mathematical symbol

Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|delta
Marathi: Inter: t- » mr|डेल्टा|tr=ḍelṭā|sc=Deva

Inter: trans-mi » d

Russian: Inter: t+ » ru|дельта|f|tr=dɛ́l'ta

Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: checktrans-to » p

Dutch: delta
German: Delta
Greek: Inter: t+ » el|δέλτα|n|tr=délta
Icelandic: Inter: t- » is|delta|n (1), Inter: t- » is|ós|m (2), Inter: t- » is|árós|m (2)
Interlingua: delta (1, 2, 3)

Inter: trans-mi » d

Portuguese: delta {{m}} (1, 2, 3)

Sindhi: Inter: sd-Arab » ٽِڪور {{f}} (2), Inter: sd-Arab » ڊيلٽا {{f}} (1,3,4)

Serbian: ušće {{n}}

Slovene: delta {{f}} (1, 2)

Swedish: Inter: t+ » sv|delta|n

Vietnamese: châu thổ

Inter: trans-botto » m

Anagrams

* atled

dalet
dealt

Category: Category:en:Greek letter names -

Catalan

Noun

Inter: ca-noun » f|pl=deltes

Delta; the Category: Appendix - :Greek script|Greek letter Δ (lowercase δ).

Inter: geography » lang=ca A delta.
Derived terms
* Inter: l » ca|metall delta

Category: Category:ca:Greek letter names -

Czech

Noun

Inter: cs-noun » g=n

data Inter: gloss » Greek letter

Category: Category:cs:Greek letter names -

Finnish

Inter: Finnish index » d
Inter: wikipedia » lang=fi
Inter: wikipedia » suisto|lang=fi

Pronunciation

* Inter: hyphenation » del|ta

Noun

Inter: fi-nou » n

delta (Greek letter)

Declension

Inter: fi-decl-kala » delt

Derived terms

* deltafunktio

deltalihas
deltasiipi

Category: Category:fi:Greek letter names -

French

Pronunciation

* Inter: audio » Fr-delta.ogg|Audio

Noun

Inter: fr-noun-inv » m

delta Inter: gloss » Greek letter

Noun

Inter: fr-noun » m

delta Inter: gloss » geographical feature

Category: Category:French masculine nouns -
Category: Category:fr:Geography -
Category: Category:fr:Greek letter names -

Italian

Inter: wikipedia » lang=it|dab=Delta

Noun

Inter: head » it|noun Inter: m » inv

delta (all senses)

Derived terms

* ala a delta

deltaplano

Category: Category:it:Greek letter names -

Polish

Inter: wikipedia » lang=pl|dab=Delta

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » lang=pl|/ˈdɛlta/

Inter: audio » Pl-delta.ogg|audio
Noun
Inter: pl-noun » f

delta

Inter: mathematics » colloquial|lang=pl discriminant
Declension
Inter: pl-decl-noun-f » del|t

Category: Category:pl:Geography -
Category: Category:pl:Greek letter names -
Category: Category:pl:Mathematics -

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » /dêlta/|lang=sh

Inter: hyphenation » del|ta
Noun
Inter: sh-noun » g=f|head=dȅlta|r|делта|де̏лта

delta, the Greek letter Δ, δ

Declension

Inter: sh-decl-noun »

Spanish

Noun

Inter: es-noun » f

Greek letter delta.

Noun

Inter: es-noun » m

A river delta.

Category: Category:es:Geography -
Category: Category:es:Greek letter names -

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Inter: etyl » grc|sv Inter: term » sc=polytonic|δέλτα|tr=delta.

Noun

Inter: sv-noun » g=n

the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)

a river delta
Declension
Inter: sv-noun-irreg-n » delta|deltat|delta|deltan
Etymology 2
From Inter: term » del||part|lang=sv + Inter: term » ta|ta(ga)|take|lang=sv; i.e. to take (a) part in something
Alternative forms
* Inter: l » sv|deltaga Inter: qualifier » dated
Pronunciation
* Inter: audio » Sv-delta.ogg|audio
Verb
Inter: head » sv|verb

to participate

Conjugation

Related terms

* deltagare

Category: Category:sv:Geography -
Category: Category:sv:Greek letter names -
Translation: ar » delta
Translation: ca » delta
Translation: cs » delta
Translation: de » delta
Translation: et » delta
Translation: el » delta
Translation: eo » delta
Translation: fr » delta
Translation: gl » delta
Translation: ko » delta
Translation: hr » delta
Translation: io » delta
Translation: id » delta
Translation: it » delta
Translation: kn » delta
Translation: ku » delta
Translation: la » delta
Translation: lv » delta
Translation: lt » delta
Translation: hu » delta
Translation: mg » delta
Translation: ml » delta
Translation: my » delta
Translation: nl » delta
Translation: pl » delta
Translation: pt » delta
Translation: ru » delta
Translation: sm » delta
Translation: sl » delta
Translation: fi » delta
Translation: sv » delta
Translation: ta » delta
Translation: te » delta
Translation: tr » delta
Translation: vi » delta
Translation: zh » delta

Delta at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » delta|DELTA

Translingual

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » ˈdeltɑ|lang=mul

Symbol

Inter: head » mul|symbol

The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Category: Category:ICAO spelling alphabet -

English

Etymology

From its location near the delta of the Inter: w » Fraser River

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » /ˈdɛltə/

Proper noun

Inter: en-proper nou » n

A municipality in British Columbia, Canada

German

Inter: wikipedia » lang=de

Noun

Inter: head » de|noun|g=n

delta (greek letter)

Category: Category:de:Greek letter names -
Translation: de » Delta
Translation: fr » Delta
Translation: io » Delta
Translation: lv » Delta
Translation: mg » Delta
Translation: no » Delta
Translation: pt » Delta
Translation: sl » Delta
Translation: sr » Delta
Translation: zh » Delta

DELTA at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » delta|Delta

English

Inter: acrony » m

DELTA

Category: w - :Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults|Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults, an advanced qualification to teach English, higher than the CELTA, accredited by the Category: w - :University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge.

Related terms

* CELTA

Anagrams

* atled

dalet

dealt

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English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

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Catalan

Noun

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Czech

Noun

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

French

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Noun

Noun

Italian

Noun

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation

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Declension

Serbo-Croatian

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Spanish

Noun

Noun

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Conjugation

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Delta at English (WD) Of Explained:

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Pronunciation

Symbol

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Etymology

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