delta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛltə/
- [ˈdɛɫtə]
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), borrowed from a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-. Doublet of dalet. * (river): from the triangular shape of the majuscule Greek letter delta Δ * (USSF): from the delta wing, symbol of the USSF, a triangular wing, shaped like the majuscule Greek letter delta Δ
Meanings
- 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.
Nile Delta
- (alt-of, qualifier:international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Delta from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
-
The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)
- The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.
- A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.
-
The set of differences between two versions of a file.
When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
-
(informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.
- 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.
-
(attributive, often) 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
- (Space-Force, US) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.
- a star that is usually the fourth brightest of a constellation.
- one of four baryons consisting of up and down quarks with a combined spin of 3/2: Δ⁺⁺ (uuu), Δ⁺ (uud), Δ⁰ (udd), or Δ⁻ (ddd)
-
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of delta variant (variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus).
alt of delta variant
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deltas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
delta hinge · delta variant · lava delta · ice-contact delta · deltacron · delta metal · Delta County · delta male · hepatitis delta virus · kame delta · Dirac delta · deltacoronavirus · theta-delta · correlation delta · delta time · subdelta · deltic · delta timing · prodelta · delta acid · nondelta · deltaic · deltaform · delta arrowhead · Mississippi Delta · delta female · delta connection · delta strain · delta wave · morainic delta · delta blues · antidelta · stimulus delta · delta iron · delta decay · delta particle · deltate · Dirac delta function · deltal · delta glider · delta cell · delta ray · delta wing · Kronecker delta · delta-sigma converter · delta-v · delta test · sigma-delta converter · inverted river delta
Hypernyms
resonance · baryon · Greeks (measure of derivative price sensitivity)
Relateds
Synonyms
garrison (USSF)
Translations (129)
lv delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · th ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยม (landform at the mouth of a river) · el δέλτα (mathematical symbol Δ) · mr डेल्टा (mathematical symbol Δ) · fi delta (computing: small but noticeable effect) · da delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · fy delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ar دِلْتَا (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · hi त्रिभुज (landform at the mouth of a river) · ru де́льта (landform at the mouth of a river) · ar دِلْتَا (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · grc δέλτα (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · tr delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ast delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · de Delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · tl sabangan (landform at the mouth of a river) · ru дельта (computing: small but noticeable effect) · alt дельта (landform at the mouth of a river) · mr डेल्टा (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · nn delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ko 델타 (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · fi delta (electric connection of a three-phase system) · sl delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ro delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · uk де́льта (landform at the mouth of a river) · ia delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · lt delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · is delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · hu deltatorkolat (landform at the mouth of a river) · eo delto (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · th ดินดอนสามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำ (landform at the mouth of a river) · nl delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · ru различия (computing: set of differences between two versions of a file) · sh делта (landform at the mouth of a river) · grc δέλτα (landform at the mouth of a river) · sv delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · nl delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · pl delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · eo delto (landform at the mouth of a river) · fr delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · vi châu thổ (landform at the mouth of a river) · ja 三角州 (landform at the mouth of a river) · gu મુખત્રિકોણ (landform at the mouth of a river) · sk delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ro delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · hu delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · pl delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · be дэ́льта (landform at the mouth of a river) · et delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · bg де́лта (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · mi tēira (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ru де́льта (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ca delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · fi muutos (computing: set of differences between two versions of a file) · ru де́льта (mathematical symbol Δ) · es delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · da delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · fr delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · cs delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · gl delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · nn delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · mk делта (landform at the mouth of a river) · el δέλτα (landform at the mouth of a river) · nl delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · pt delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · bg де́лта (landform at the mouth of a river) · id kuala (landform at the mouth of a river) · eo delto (mathematical symbol Δ) · fi suisto (landform at the mouth of a river) · hy դելտա (landform at the mouth of a river) · de Delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ja デルタ (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · hi मुखत्रिकोण (landform at the mouth of a river) · nb delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · sl delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ca delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · he דלתה (landform at the mouth of a river) · pl delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · pl trójkąt (electric connection of a three-phase system) · fa دلتا (landform at the mouth of a river) · th เดลตา (mathematical symbol Δ) · ru разница (computing: set of differences between two versions of a file) · fi erotus (computing: small but noticeable effect) · fi muutos (computing: small but noticeable effect) · he דֶּלְתָּא (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · mi pūwaiwaha (landform at the mouth of a river) · fi delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ka დელტა (landform at the mouth of a river) · bcl sabang (landform at the mouth of a river) · hi तिकोन (landform at the mouth of a river) · hu delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ru дельта (computing: set of differences between two versions of a file) · fi kolmio (electric connection of a three-phase system) · nb delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · cmn 德爾塔 /德尔塔 (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · tl delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · de Delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · az delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · chr ᏧᏩᏓᎶᎣᏒᎯ (landform at the mouth of a river) · es delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · lv delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · hi डेल्टा (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · el δέλτα (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ms delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · th เดลตา (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · sh delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · pt delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ro deltă (landform at the mouth of a river) · sd ٽِڪور (landform at the mouth of a river) · fi delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · th สามเหลี่ยมปากแม่น้ำ (landform at the mouth of a river) · bg делта (electric connection of a three-phase system) · fi keskuskulma (surveying: angle at the center of a circular arc) · cs delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · sv delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · ko 삼각주 (landform at the mouth of a river) · hi डेल्टा (mathematical symbol Δ) · kk атырау (landform at the mouth of a river) · ar دِلْتَا (landform at the mouth of a river) · eu delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · sq delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · fr delta (mathematical symbol Δ) · ast delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · ga triantán (electric connection of a three-phase system) · cmn 三角洲 (landform at the mouth of a river) · tl delta (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) · bg делта (mathematical symbol Δ) · tr delta (landform at the mouth of a river) · gl delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
wikipedia: delta · wikidata: Q14390 · wikidata: Q43197 · wikipedia: Lena River · wikidata: Q9884