Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word delta. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in delta.
Definitions and meaning of delta
delta
Translingual
Noun
delta
Alternative letter-case form of Deltaof the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta), borrowed from a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from Proto-Semitic*dalt-. Doublet of dalet.
(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
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdɛltə/, [ˈdɛɫtə]
Rhymes: -ɛltə
Noun
delta (pluraldeltas)
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.
(international standards)Alternative letter-case form of Deltafrom the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
(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.
(computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.
(computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
(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.
(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.
(physics) one of four baryons consisting of up and down quarks with a combined spin of 3/2: Δ++ (uuu), Δ+ (uud), Δ0 (udd), or Δ− (ddd)
(medicine)Short for delta variant. (variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus)
Synonyms
(USSF):garrison(a support wing equivalent)
Hypernyms
(measure of derivative price sensitivity):Greeks(includes list of coordinate terms)
(particle physics): baryon; resonance
Derived terms
Translations
See also
deltoid
Appendix: IPA examples
Verb
delta (third-person singular simple presentdeltas, present participledeltaing, simple past and past participledeltaed)
(cryptography) To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.
(computing) To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).
Anagrams
Adlet, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, lated, taled
Asturian
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Noun
deltaf (pluraldeltes)
delta (Greek letter)
Noun
deltam (pluraldeltes)
delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈdɛl.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈdel.ta]
Noun
deltaf (pluraldeltes)
delta; the Greek letter Δ (lowercase δ)
(geography) a delta
Derived terms
metall delta
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈdɛlta]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta), which is probably of Semitic origin.
Noun
deltan (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)
Adjective
delta (indeclinable)
having the shape of the Greek letter Δ
delta křídlo ― delta wing
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greekδέλτα(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.
Noun
deltaf (related adjectivedeltový)
(geography)delta(forked mouth of a river)
Declension
References
Further reading
delta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
delta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
delta (the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, Δ, δ.)
Declension
References
“delta” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta). Doublet of dalet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdɛl.taː/
Hyphenation: del‧ta
Noun
deltaf (pluraldelta's, diminutivedeltaatjen)
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
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
estuarium
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈdelt(ː)ɑ/, [ˈde̞l̪t̪(ː)ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -eltɑ
Syllabification(key): del‧ta
Noun
delta
delta (Greek letter)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
suisto
Further reading
“delta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
dalet
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /dɛl.ta/
Noun
deltam (pluraldeltaordeltas)
delta(Greek letter)
Noun
deltam (pluraldeltas)
delta(geographical feature)
Hypernym:embouchure
Further reading
“delta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Noun
deltam (pluraldeltas)
delta(Greek letter)
delta(landform at the mouth of a river)
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greekδέλτα(délta).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈdɛltɒ]
Hyphenation: del‧ta
Rhymes: -tɒ
Noun
delta (pluraldelták)
delta (Greek letter)
delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
Declension
Further reading
delta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
delta in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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 reading
“delta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.