Found 4 items, similar to delta.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: delta delta
Indonesian → English (quick) Definition: delta delta
English → English (WordNet) Definition: delta delta n 1: a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water 2: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
English → English (gcide) Definition: Delta Delta \Del"ta\, n.; pl. Deltas. [Gr. de`lta, the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of which is [Delta], Eng. D), from the Ph[oe]nician name of the corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the Nile.] 1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ([Delta] [delta]), corresponding to D. Hence, an object having the shape of the capital [Delta]. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A tract of land shaped like the letter delta ([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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Elec.) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta winding, delta connection (which see), etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]