Delta (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.
  3. the fourth in a series of items.
  4. anything triangular, like the Greek capital delta (Δ).
  5. an incremental change in a variable, as Δ or δ.
  6. a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular: the Nile delta.
  7. a word used in communications to represent the letter D.
  8. a star that is usually the fourth brightest of a constellation: The fourth brightest star in the Southern Cross is Delta Crucis.
noun Military.
  1. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered submarines armed with multiple-warhead ballistic missiles, including those designed to strike military and industrial installations: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1970s; in service with the Russian Navy since 1992.
noun
  1. the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), a consonant transliterated as d
  2. an object resembling a capital delta in shape
  3. the flat alluvial area at the mouth of some rivers where the mainstream splits up into several distributaries
  4. a finite increment in a variable
noun
  1. usually the fourth brightest star in a constellation
  2. any of a group of US launch vehicles used to put unmanned satellites into orbit
  3. a code word for the letter d
noun
  1. a state of Nigeria, on the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Asaba. Pop: 4 098 391 (2006). Area: 17 698 sq km (6833 sq miles)
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