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Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
Δ
- (mathematics, sciences) Alternative form of ∆: change in a variable
- (chemistry) Used on the reaction arrow in a chemical equation, to show that energy in the form of heat is added to the reaction
- (mathematics, set theory) Used to represent the symmetric difference (also known as the disjunctive union) of two sets
- (genetics) Used before a gene name as a modifier to denote a deletion mutation of that gene.
Usage notes[edit]
(mathematics): Unicode establishes a distinct symbol (∆) for particular use in mathematics, but the upper case delta here is often substituted for convenience.
Coordinate terms[edit]
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Δ
Albanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
Δ (Dh) (upper case Δ, lower case δ)
- The 6th letter of the Arvanitic Albanian Greek-script alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (Greek script letters) Α α, Β β, Ƃ ƅ, Γ γ, Γj γj, Δ δ, D d, Ε ε, Ε̱ ε̱, Ζ ζ, Ζ̇ ζ̇, Θ θ, Ι ι, J j, Κ κ, Κ̇ κ̇, Λ λ, ΛΛ λλ, Λ̇ λ̇, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ν̇ ν̇, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Ρ̇ ρ̇, Σ σ, Σ̈ σ̈, Τ τ, Ȣ ȣ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Χ̇ χ̇, ΤΣ τσ, ΤΣ̈ τσ̈, DΣ dσ, DΣ̈ dσ̈
- (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Greek[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Δ • (D)
- Abbreviation of δυτικός (dytikós, “west, westerly”).
Noun[edit]
Δ • (D)
- Abbreviation of δύση (dýsi, “west”).
See also[edit]
Letter[edit]
Δ • (D) (uppercase, lowercase δ)
- The upper case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet, representing a voiced interdental fricative (/ð/).
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (Greek-script letters) Α α (A a), Β β (B b), Γ γ (G g), Δ δ (D d), Ε ε (E e), Ζ ζ (Z z), Η η (Ē ē), Θ θ (Th th), Ι ι (I i), Κ κ (K k), Λ λ (L l), Μ μ (M m), Ν ν (N n), Ξ ξ (X x), Ο ο (O o), Π π (P p), Ρ ρ (R r), Σ σ ς (S s s), Τ τ (T t), Υ υ (U u), Φ φ (Ph ph), Χ χ (Kh kh), Ψ ψ (Ps ps), Ω ω (Ō ō)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ´ ` ῀ ¨ ¯ ˘
Descendants[edit]
- (Glagolitic): Ⰴ, ⰴ
See also[edit]
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