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delta

del·ta [ déltə ] (plural del·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. triangular land area at river mouth: a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet

2. area in river delta: an area in or around the delta of a river

3. 4th letter of Greek alphabet: the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, represented in the English alphabet as "d"

4. something triangular: something shaped like a triangle or delta

5. mathematics change in variable: a change in the value of a variable.
Symbol  Δ


[Pre-12th century. Via Latin< Greek< Phoenician]
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