delta

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛltə/, [ˈdɛɫtə]

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• Rhymes: -ɛltə

delta (plural deltas)

1. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
2. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

   Nile Delta

3. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
4. (mathematics) The symbol Δ.
5. (computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.

   This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.

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

   When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.

7. (surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
8. A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.
9. (electrical, often attributive) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.

   delta winding; delta connection; delta current

10. (finance) The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.
11. (chemistry) A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.

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

• deltoid
• Appendix: IPA examples

• atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta f (plural deltes)

1. delta (Greek letter)

delta m (plural deltes)

1. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈdəl.tə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈdel.ta/

delta f (plural deltes)

1. delta; the Greek letter Δ (lowercase δ).
2. (geography) A delta.

• metall delta

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), which is probably of Semitic origin.[1]

delta n (indeclinable)

1. Delta (Greek letter Δ).
2. (physics) Kind of rays consisting of secondary electrons with enough energy to escape a significant distance away from the primary radiation beam and produce further ionization (delta ray).
3. Having the shape of the Greek letter Δ.

   delta křídlo

   delta wing

• deltový

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta). Originally used for the delta of the Nile, because its forked shape resembled the Greek letter Δ. The word is probably of Semitic origin.[1]

delta f

1. (geography) delta (forked mouth of a river)

• datel
• datle

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta n (singular definite deltaet, plural indefinite deltaer)

1. a river delta
2. delta (the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Δ, δ.)

• “delta” in Den Danske Ordbog

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.taː/

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• Hyphenation: del‧ta

delta f (plural delta's, diminutive deltaatje n)

1. The Greek letter delta.
2. A river delta, a network of one or more rivers and tributaries pouring out into a larger body of water.

   Synonym: rivierdelta

• mond
• monding
• riviermond
• riviermonding

• estuarium

• deltagebied
• Deltagebied
• Deltaplan
• Deltawerk
• rivierdelta

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeltɑ/, [ˈde̞lt̪ɑ], IPA^(key): /ˈdeltːɑ/, [ˈde̞lt̪ːɑ]
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

delta

1. delta (Greek letter)

• deltafunktio
• deltalihas
• deltasiipi

• suisto

• dalet

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /dɛl.ta/

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delta m (plural delta or deltas)

1. delta (Greek letter)

delta m (plural deltas)

1. delta (geographical feature)

• “delta” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta m (plural deltas)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛltɒ]
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

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delta (plural delták)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• Hyphenation: dèl‧ta

delta m (invariable)

1. delta (all senses)

• ala a delta
• deltaplano

delta f (4th declension)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta m (definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaene)

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)

delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta / deltaer, definite plural deltaene)

1. a river delta

• elvedelta

From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

delta (present tense deltar, past tense deltok, past participle deltatt)

1. to participate

• deltagelse, deltakelse
• deltager, deltaker

• “delta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta m

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)

delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta, definite plural deltaa)

1. a river delta

• elvedelta

From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

• deltake

delta (present tense deltek or deltar, past tense deltok, past participle delteke or deltatt, passive infinitive delteken, present participle deltakande, imperative delta)

1. to participate

• deltakar

• “delta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.ta/

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delta f

1. delta
2. (mathematics, colloquial) discriminant

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɫ.tɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛw.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

delta m (plural deltas)

1. delta (Greek letter)
2. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /dêlta/
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

dȅlta f (Cyrillic spelling де̏лта)

1. delta, the Greek letter Δ, δ

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdelta/, [ˈd̪el̪t̪a]
• Hyphenation: del‧ta

delta f (plural deltas)

1. Greek letter delta.

delta m (plural deltas)

1. (geography) A delta.

From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).

delta n

1. the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
2. a river delta

From del (“part”) + ta(ga) (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something

• deltaga (dated)

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delta

1. to participate

• deltagare