Delta

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  • noun. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
  • noun. An object shaped like a triangle.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.
  • noun. A similar deposit at the mouth of a tidal inlet, caused by tidal currents.
  • noun. A finite increment in a variable.
  • adjective. Being in the fourth position relative to a designated carbon atom in an organic molecule at which an atom or a group may be substituted.
  • adjective. Referring to the fourth of a group of isomers, or molecules of similar origin or properties, determined arbitrarily by those who discover or classify them. Used in combination.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The name of the Greek letter Δ, δ, answering to the Latin and English D. See D.
  • noun. A triangular island or alluvial tract included between the diverging branches of the mouth of a great river: as, the delta of the Nile, of the Ganges, of the Mississippi, etc.
  • noun. In anatomy, a triangular space or surface.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ δ), corresponding to d.
  • noun. A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (Δ), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river.
  • noun. The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a three-phase system; -- often used attributively
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
  • noun. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
  • noun. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
  • noun. The symbol Δ.
  • noun. A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.
  • noun. The set of differences between two versions of a file.
  • noun. The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
  • noun. a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
  • noun. the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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