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1. (n.) delta
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (&Dgr;, &dgr;).
2. delta
the fourth in a series of items.
3. delta
anything triangular, like the Greek capital delta (&Dgr;).
4. delta
Math. an incremental change in a variable, as &Dgr; or &dgr;.
5. delta
a nearly flat plain of alluvial, often triangular, deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river.
6. delta
(cap.) a star that is usu. the fourth brightest of a constellation:
Delta Crucis.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L < Gk délta; akin to Heb dāleth)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) delta
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"
2. (noun) delta
an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
3. (noun) delta
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) delta
a tract of land shaped like the letter 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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. delta
the signature of D. Macbeth Moir in Blackwood's Magazine.
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The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. delta
1. [techspeak] 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).
3. n. 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’.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. delta
This condition applies in the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occurred or when intelligence has been received that terrorist action against a specific location or person is imminent. Normally, this FPCON is declared as a localized condition. FPCON DELTA measures are not intended to be sustained for substantial periods. See also antiterrorism; force protection.
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Sense: a roughly triangular area of land formed at the mouth of a river which reaches the sea in two or more branches
the delta of the Nile.
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 Afrikaans: delta |
 Arabic: دِلْتا ، دال النَّهْر |
 Bulgarian: делта |
 Brazilian: delta |
 Czech: delta |
 German: das Delta |
 Danish: delta |
 Greek: δέλτα ποταμού |
 Spanish: delta |
 Estonian: (jõe) suudmeala |
 Farsi: دلتای رودخانه؛ آب پخشان |
 Finnish: suisto |
 French: delta |
 Hebrew: דֶלתָה |
 Hindi: डेल्टा |
 Croatian: vrsta riječnog ušća u obl |
 Hungarian: delta (folyóé) |
 Indonesian: delta |
 Icelandic: óseyri |
 Italian: delta |
 Japanese: 三角州 |
 Korean: 삼각주 |
 Lithuanian: delta |
 Latvian: [] delta |
 Malay: delta |
 Dutch: delta |
 Norwegian: delta, (elve)os |
 Polish: delta |
 Persian: دلتای رودخانه؛ آب پخشان |
 Pashto: دلتا، ديو نانى الفباء څلو |
 Portuguese: delta |
 Romanian: deltă |
 Russian: дельта |
 Slovak: delta |
 Slovenian: ustje |
 Serbian: delta |
 Swedish: delta |
 Thai: พื้นที่สามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ |
 Turkish: delta |
 Taiwanese: (河流的)三角洲 |
 Ukrainian: дельта |
 Urdu: دریا کے دہانے پر اسکی مخت |
 Vietnamese: châu thổ; đồng bằng |
 Chinese: （河流的）三角洲 |
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