delta
IPA: dˈɛɫtʌ
noun
- 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.
- (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)
- A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital: Asaba. Largest city: Warri.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
- A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.
- A municipality of Greece.
- An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.
- A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
- A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
- A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
- A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
- A village in Ontario, Canada.
- A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Millard County, Utah.
- A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- The Delta variant of COVID-19.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Delta from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- (medicine) Short for delta variant. (variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus)
- Acronym of Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, an advanced qualification to teach English, higher than the CELTA, accredited by the University of Cambridge.
verb
- (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).
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