delta

CEFRB1

/ˈdɛltə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A low, flat area where a river divides before reaching the sea.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

Examples

  • In 2008, Delta and Northwest airlines united to form the world's largest airline.

  • The Mississippi delta has changed shape drastically over the course of its history.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈdɛɫtə]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Delta from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

  2. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

  3. The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

More examples

In context

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

  • ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)

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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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