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| del·ta [ déltə ] (plural del·tas) |
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1. triangular land area at river mouth: a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet
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2. area in river delta: an area in or around the delta of a river
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3. 4th letter of Greek alphabet: the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, represented in the English alphabet as "d"
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4. something triangular: something shaped like a triangle or delta
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5. mathematics change in variable: a change in the value of a variable.
Symbol Δ
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Latin< Greek< Phoenician] |
