delta
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
- (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
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta (plural deltas)
- 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.
- The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
- (mathematics) The symbol Δ.
- (computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
- This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.
- (computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.
- When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
- (physics, engineering) A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
- ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)
- (surveying) 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.
- (electrical, often attributive) 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
- (finance) The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.
- (chemistry) A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.
- (US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.
- (astronomy) a star that is usually the fourth brightest of a constellation.
SynonymsEdit
- (USSF): garrison (a support wing equivalent)
HypernymsEdit
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
VerbEdit
delta (third-person singular simple present deltas, present participle deltaing, simple past and past participle deltaed)
- (cryptography) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text
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.- 2007, B. J. Copeland, “Tunny and Colossus: Breaking the Lorenz Schlüsselzusatz traffic”, in Karl de Leeuw, Jan Bergstra, editors, The History of Information Security: A Comprehensive Handbook, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 458:
- Turingery worked on deltaed key to produce the deltaed contribution of the chi-wheels. Turing's discovery that delta-ing would reveal information otherwise hidden was essential to the developments that followed.
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.- 1992, Israel Silverberg, Source File Management With SCCS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 166:
- The primary function of this command is to delta the product version file (if it has been retrieved for edit). However, prior to deltaing the product version file, the work source tree is searched to verify that no other source files are still waiting to be deltaed.
AnagramsEdit
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta f (plural deltes)
- delta (Greek letter)
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltes)
- delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta f (plural deltes)
Derived termsEdit
CzechEdit
Δδ | Previous: | gama |
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Next: | epsilon |
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), which is probably of Semitic origin.[1]
NounEdit
delta n (indeclinable)
- Delta (Greek letter Δ).
- (physics) Kind of rays consisting of secondary electrons with enough energy to escape a significant distance away from the primary radiation beam and produce further ionization (delta ray).
- Having the shape of the Greek letter Δ.
- delta křídlo ― delta wing
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta). Originally used for the delta of the Nile, because its forked shape resembled the Greek letter Δ. The word is probably of Semitic origin.[1]
NounEdit
delta f
DeclensionEdit
AnagramsEdit
ReferencesEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta n (singular definite deltaet, plural indefinite deltaer)
DeclensionEdit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | delta | deltaet | deltaer | deltaerne |
genitive | deltas | deltaets | deltaers | deltaernes |
ReferencesEdit
- “delta” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta f (plural delta's, diminutive deltaatje n)
- The Greek letter delta.
- A river delta, a network of one or more rivers and tributaries pouring out into a larger body of water.
- Synonym: rivierdelta
HypernymsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
FinnishEdit
(index d)
Δδ | Previous: | gamma |
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Next: | epsilon |
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta
- delta (Greek letter)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of delta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | delta | deltat | |
genitive | deltan | deltojen | |
partitive | deltaa | deltoja | |
illative | deltaan | deltoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | delta | deltat | |
accusative | nom. | delta | deltat |
gen. | deltan | ||
genitive | deltan | deltojen deltainrare | |
partitive | deltaa | deltoja | |
inessive | deltassa | deltoissa | |
elative | deltasta | deltoista | |
illative | deltaan | deltoihin | |
adessive | deltalla | deltoilla | |
ablative | deltalta | deltoilta | |
allative | deltalle | deltoille | |
essive | deltana | deltoina | |
translative | deltaksi | deltoiksi | |
instructive | — | deltoin | |
abessive | deltatta | deltoitta | |
comitative | — | deltoineen |
Possessive forms of delta (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | deltani | deltamme |
2nd person | deltasi | deltanne |
3rd person | deltansa |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta m (plural delta or deltas)
- delta (Greek letter)
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltas)
- delta (geographical feature)
Further readingEdit
- “delta” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltas)
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta (plural delták)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | delta | delták |
accusative | deltát | deltákat |
dative | deltának | deltáknak |
instrumental | deltával | deltákkal |
causal-final | deltáért | deltákért |
translative | deltává | deltákká |
terminative | deltáig | deltákig |
essive-formal | deltaként | deltákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | deltában | deltákban |
superessive | deltán | deltákon |
adessive | deltánál | deltáknál |
illative | deltába | deltákba |
sublative | deltára | deltákra |
allative | deltához | deltákhoz |
elative | deltából | deltákból |
delative | deltáról | deltákról |
ablative | deltától | deltáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
deltáé | deltáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
deltáéi | deltákéi |
Possessive forms of delta | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | deltám | deltáim |
2nd person sing. | deltád | deltáid |
3rd person sing. | deltája | deltái |
1st person plural | deltánk | deltáink |
2nd person plural | deltátok | deltáitok |
3rd person plural | deltájuk | deltáik |
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta
- delta,
- The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
- (geography) A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
Further readingEdit
- “delta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: dèl‧ta
NounEdit
delta m (invariable)
- delta (all senses)
Derived termsEdit
LatvianEdit
NounEdit
delta f (4th declension)
DeclensionEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m (definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaene)
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta or deltaer, definite plural deltaene)
- a river delta
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something; to partake in something
VerbEdit
delta (imperative delta, present tense deltar, passive deltas, simple past deltok, past participle deltatt, present participle deltakende)
- to participate; to partake
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “delta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
delta (present tense deltek or deltar, past tense deltok, past participle delteke or deltatt, passive infinitive delteken, present participle deltakande, imperative delta)
- to participate
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m (definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer or deltaar, definite plural deltaene or deltaane)
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
Etymology 3Edit
A specialized use of delta (Etymology 2).
NounEdit
delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta, definite plural deltaa)
- a river delta
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “delta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta f
DeclensionEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltas)
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dȅlta f (Cyrillic spelling де̏лта)
DeclensionEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
delta f (plural deltas)
- Greek letter delta.
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltas)
SwedishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta n
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
- a river delta
DeclensionEdit
Declension of delta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | delta | deltat | deltan | deltana |
Genitive | deltas | deltats | deltans | deltanas |
Etymology 2Edit
From del (“part”) + ta(ga) (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something
Alternative formsEdit
- deltaga (dated)
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
VerbEdit
delta (present deltar, preterite deltog, supine deltagit, imperative delta)
- to participate
ConjugationEdit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | delta | — | ||
Supine | deltagit | — | ||
Imperative | delta | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | deltar | deltog | — | — |
Indicative plural1 | delta | deltogo | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | delta | deltoge | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | deltagande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |