delta

Speech parts

1. delta - Noun

2. delta - Verb

3. Delta - Proper noun

Meaning

A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

estuary alluvial plain marsh cape clover fen ness valley garrison trident sigma epsilon firth basin inlet
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Antonyms

acquisition incontinent

Hypernyms

letter formation alluvium alluvion equilateral triangle alphabetic character

Phrases with the word

stimulus delta delta-shaped delta plain delta-carotene delta amacuro delta geminorum

Derivatives

Deltas

Anagrams

dealt lated taled Tedla adlet atled dalet

Examples

the Mississippi River delta Source: Internet

the Nile delta Source: Internet

About 965 of the confirmed cases have been recorded are in Delta State. Source: Internet

About 1919, Robert rejoined his mother in the Mississippi Delta area around Tunica and Robinsonville, Mississippi. Source: Internet

2D+Delta Encoding techniques utilize H.264 and MPEG-2 compatible coding and can use motion compensation to compress between stereoscopic images. Source: Internet

About 1,700 Delta pilots still face furloughs, which were pushed back to Nov. 1 last week while the airline and the union representing its pilots continue negotiating. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

delsoline Delson delt delta amacuro Delta Amacuro softtail delta arrowhead