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delta

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Synonyms: pelta, belta, della, delia, delt, delts, dela, celta, delma, desta, elta

Antonyms: pelta, belta, della, delia, delt, delts, dela, celta, delma, desta, elta

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q14390}}The fourth letter of the modern [[Greek alphabet]] ''[[Δ]]'', ''[[δ]]''.
  2. {{senseid|en|Q43197}}A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
  3. {{senseid|en|Q9884}} {{lb|en|international standards}} {{alt case|mul|Delta}} {{ng|from the {{w|NATO Phonetic Alphabet|NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet}}.}}
  4. {{lb|en|mathematics|physics|engineering}} The symbol ''[[Δ]]''; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
  5. {{lb|en|finance}} The rate of change in an [[option]] value with respect to the [[underlying]] [[asset]]'s [[price]].
  6. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A value in [[delta notation]] indicating the relative abundances of [[isotope]]s.
  7. {{lb|en|computing}} The set of differences between two versions of a file.
  8. {{lb|en|computing|informal}} A small but noticeable effect. Compare {{m|en|epsilon}}.
  9. {{lb|en|surveying}} The [[angle]] subtended at the [[center]] of a circular [[arc]].
  10. A type of [[cargo bike]] that has one wheel in front and two in back.
  11. {{lb|en|electrical|often|attributive}} The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.
  12. {{lb|en|US|_|military|US Space Force}} A military unit, nominally headed by a [[colonel]], equivalent to a [[USAF]] operations [[wing]], or an army [[regiment]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|cryptography}} To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.
  2. {{lb|en|computing}} To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).

Proper noun

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