delta
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Lena River delta (landform at the mouth of a river).
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
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.
- (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
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
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TranslationsEdit
fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet
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landform at the mouth of a river
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the letter "D" in phonetic alphabet
mathematical symbol Δ
computing: small but noticeable effect
surveying: angle at the center of a circular arc
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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).
NounEdit
delta f (plural deltes)
Derived termsEdit
CzechEdit
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
Declension of delta
AnagramsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "delta" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 137.
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaerne)
- a river delta
NounEdit
delta n
FinnishEdit
(index d)
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 |
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| 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 | |
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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Audio (file)
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m (plural delta)
- delta (Greek letter)
NounEdit
delta m (plural deltas)
- delta (geographical feature)
External linksEdit
- “delta” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
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 |
| 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 |
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m (invariable)
- delta (all senses)
Derived termsEdit
LatvianEdit
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 / deltaer, definite plural deltaene)
- a river delta
Etymology 3Edit
From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something
VerbEdit
delta (present tense deltar; past tense deltok; past participle deltatt)
- to participate
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “delta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta m
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of delta
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta, definite plural deltaa)
- a river delta
Etymology 3Edit
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
ReferencesEdit
- “delta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta f
DeclensionEdit
declension of delta
PortugueseEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dȅlta f (Cyrillic spelling де̏лта)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of delta
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
NounEdit
delta f (plural deltas)
- Greek letter delta.
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
Etymology 2Edit
From del (“part”) + ta(ga) (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something
Alternative formsEdit
- deltaga (dated)
PronunciationEdit
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audio (file)
VerbEdit
delta
- to participate
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of delta