delta
Translingual
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta
- Alternative letter-case form of Delta of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
English
[edit]← gamma |
→ epsilon | |
Wikipedia article on delta |
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (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
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta (plural deltas)
- 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 Delta from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- (mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
- ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)
- (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.
- When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
- (computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
- This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.
- (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.
- delta winding; delta connection; delta current
- (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
[edit]- (USSF): garrison (a support wing equivalent)
Hypernyms
[edit]- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
- (particle physics): baryon; resonance
Derived terms
[edit]- antidelta
- correlation delta
- delta acid
- delta blues
- delta cell
- delta connection
- deltacoronavirus
- Delta County
- deltacron
- delta decay
- delta female
- deltaform
- delta glider
- delta hinge
- deltaic
- delta iron
- deltal
- delta male
- delta metal
- delta particle
- delta ray
- delta-sigma converter
- delta strain
- deltate
- delta test
- delta-v
- delta variant
- delta wing
- deltic
- Dirac delta
- Dirac delta function
- hepatitis delta virus
- inverted river delta
- Kronecker delta
- lava delta
- nondelta
- prodelta
- sigma-delta converter
- stimulus delta
- subdelta
- theta-delta
Translations
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See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]delta (third-person singular simple present deltas, present participle deltaing, simple past and past participle deltaed)
- (cryptography) To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.
- 2007, B. J. Copeland, “Tunny and Colossus: Breaking the Lorenz Schlüsselzusatz traffic”, in Karl de Leeuw, Jan Bergstra, editors, The History of Information Security: A Comprehensive Handbook, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 458:
- Turingery worked on deltaed key to produce the deltaed contribution of the chi-wheels. Turing's discovery that delta-ing would reveal information otherwise hidden was essential to the developments that followed.
- (computing) To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).
- 1992, Israel Silverberg, Source File Management With SCCS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 166:
- The primary function of this command is to delta the product version file (if it has been retrieved for edit). However, prior to deltaing the product version file, the work source tree is searched to verify that no other source files are still waiting to be deltaed.
Anagrams
[edit]Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta f (plural deltes)
- delta (Greek letter)
Noun
[edit]delta m (plural deltes)
- delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f (plural deltes)
Derived terms
[edit]Czech
[edit]Δδ | Previous: | gama |
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Next: | epsilon |
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), which is probably of Semitic origin.[1]
Noun
[edit]delta n (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
[edit]delta (indeclinable)
- having the shape of the Greek letter Δ
- delta křídlo ― delta wing
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (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.[1]
Noun
[edit]delta f (related adjective deltový)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “delta”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 137
Further reading
[edit]- “delta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “delta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta n (singular definite deltaet, plural indefinite deltaer)
Declension
[edit]neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | delta | deltaet | deltaer | deltaerne |
genitive | deltas | deltaets | deltaers | deltaernes |
References
[edit]- “delta” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta). Doublet of dalet.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f (plural delta's, diminutive deltaatje n)
- 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
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Δδ | Previous: | gamma |
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Next: | epsilon |
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta
- delta (Greek letter)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of delta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | delta | deltat | |
genitive | deltan | deltojen | |
partitive | deltaa | deltoja | |
illative | deltaan | deltoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | delta | deltat | |
accusative | nom. | delta | deltat |
gen. | deltan | ||
genitive | deltan | deltojen deltain rare | |
partitive | deltaa | deltoja | |
inessive | deltassa | deltoissa | |
elative | deltasta | deltoista | |
illative | deltaan | deltoihin | |
adessive | deltalla | deltoilla | |
ablative | deltalta | deltoilta | |
allative | deltalle | deltoille | |
essive | deltana | deltoina | |
translative | deltaksi | deltoiksi | |
abessive | deltatta | deltoitta | |
instructive | — | deltoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta m (plural delta or deltas)
- delta (Greek letter)
Noun
[edit]delta m (plural deltas)
- delta (geographical feature)
- Hypernym: embouchure
Further reading
[edit]- “delta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta m (plural deltas)
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta (plural delták)
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | delta | delták |
accusative | deltát | deltákat |
dative | deltának | deltáknak |
instrumental | deltával | deltákkal |
causal-final | deltáért | deltákért |
translative | deltává | deltákká |
terminative | deltáig | deltákig |
essive-formal | deltaként | deltákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | deltában | deltákban |
superessive | deltán | deltákon |
adessive | deltánál | deltáknál |
illative | deltába | deltákba |
sublative | deltára | deltákra |
allative | deltához | deltákhoz |
elative | deltából | deltákból |
delative | deltáról | deltákról |
ablative | deltától | deltáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
deltáé | deltáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
deltáéi | deltákéi |
Possessive forms of delta | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | deltám | deltáim |
2nd person sing. | deltád | deltáid |
3rd person sing. | deltája | deltái |
1st person plural | deltánk | deltáink |
2nd person plural | deltátok | deltáitok |
3rd person plural | deltájuk | deltáik |
Further reading
[edit]- 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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Icelandic
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f (genitive singular deltu, nominative plural deltur)
- delta (Greek letter)
Declension
[edit]Declension of delta | ||||
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f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | delta | deltan | deltur | delturnar |
accusative | deltu | deltuna | deltur | delturnar |
dative | deltu | deltunni | deltum | deltunum |
genitive | deltu | deltunnar | delta | deltanna |
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta
- delta,
- 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
[edit]- “delta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta m (invariable)
- delta (all senses)
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Latvian
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f (4th declension)
Declension
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta m (definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer, definite plural deltaene)
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta or deltaer, definite plural deltaene)
- a river delta
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something; to partake in something.
Verb
[edit]delta (imperative delta, present tense deltar, passive deltas, simple past deltok, past participle deltatt, present participle deltakende)
- to participate; to partake
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “delta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From del (“part”) + ta (“take”); i.e. to take (a) part in something.
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]delta (present tense deltek or deltar, past tense deltok, past participle delteke or deltatt, passive infinitive delteken, present participle deltakande, imperative delta)
- to participate
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta m (definite singular deltaen, indefinite plural deltaer or deltaar, definite plural deltaene or deltaane)
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
Etymology 3
[edit]A specialized use of delta (Etymology 2).
Noun
[edit]delta n (definite singular deltaet, indefinite plural delta, definite plural deltaa)
- a river delta
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “delta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), from Phoenician 𐤃 (d /dalet/).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f
- delta (Greek letter Δ, δ)
- (mathematics, colloquial) discriminant
- Synonym: wyróżnik
- (geography) delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
- (aeronautics) delta wing
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- delta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- delta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: del‧ta
Noun
[edit]delta m (plural deltas)
Derived terms
[edit]Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dȅlta f (Cyrillic spelling де̏лта)
Declension
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta f (plural deltas)
- Greek letter delta
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta m (plural deltas)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “delta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]delta (n class, plural delta)
- delta (landform at the mouth of a river)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta).
Noun
[edit]delta n
- the Greek letter Δ, δ (delta)
- a river delta
Declension
[edit]Declension of delta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | delta | deltat | deltan | deltana |
Genitive | deltas | deltats | deltans | deltanas |
Etymology 2
[edit]From del (“part”) + ta(ga) (“take”), i.e. to take part in something. Compare English partake.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]delta (present deltar, preterite deltog, supine deltagit, imperative delta)
- to participate, to take part
- delta i en demonstration
- participate in a demonstration (protest march)
- to attend
- Han deltog i mötet
- He attended (took part in) the meeting
Conjugation
[edit]Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | delta | — | ||
Supine | deltagit | — | ||
Imperative | delta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | deltan | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | deltar | deltog | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | delta | deltogo | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | delta | deltoge | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | deltagande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- delta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- delta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- delta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
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- en:Physics
- en:Engineering
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- American English
- en:Military
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