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Meaning of Delta | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈdɛltə

Definitions

  1. 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.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  2. NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter D
  3. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital: Asaba. Largest city: Warri.
  4. The Delta variant of COVID-19.
  5. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
  6. Signal flag for the letter D
  7. A municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece.
  8. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
  9. UTC+04:00
  10. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  11. Alternative letter-case form of Delta from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
    alt-of
  12. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain potter wasps
  13. A municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
  14. The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
  15. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital: Asaba. Largest city: Warri
  16. A village in Ontario, Canada.
  17. The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.
  18. A number of places in the United States:
  19. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama.
  20. A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.
  21. A city and home rule municipality, the county seat of Delta County, Colorado.
  22. The set of differences between two versions of a file.
  23. An unincorporated community in Saline County, Illinois.
  24. A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
    informal
  25. A city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  26. The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
  27. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
  28. A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.
  29. A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
  30. The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.
    attributive, often
  31. A city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
  32. A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.
    Space-Force, US
  33. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
  34. a star that is usually the fourth brightest of a constellation.
  35. A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
  36. 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)
  37. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  38. Ellipsis of delta variant (variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  39. A city in Millard County, Utah.
  40. A town and unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Equivalents

العربية الدلتا دِلْتَا
Bosanski delta ušće делта ушће
Català delta
Čeština delta
Dansk delta
Deutsch Delta
Ελληνικά δέλτα
Esperanto delto
Español delta
Français delta
Gaeilge triantán
Galego delta
ગુજરાતી મુખત્રિકોણ
עברית דלתא דלתה
Hrvatski delta ušće делта ушће
Magyar delta
Bahasa Indonesia delta kuala
Íslenska delta
Italiano delta
日本語 デルタ 三角州
ქართული დელტა
Қазақша атырау
한국어 델타 삼각주
Latviešu delta
Македонски делта
Nederlands delta
Polski delta trójkąt
Português delta
Русский дельта
Српски delta ušće делта ушће
Svenska delta
Tagalog delta Sabangan
Türkçe delta
Українська дельта
Tiếng Việt châu thổ đồng bằng

Examples

“Nile Delta”
“ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)”
“When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.”
“This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.”
“delta winding; delta connection; delta current”
“The xʷəxʷilməxʷ (Indigenous Peoples) recognized how the meeting of the təməxʷ (land), stal̓əw̓ (river), and k̓ʷaƛ̓k̓ʷa (sea) could provide an abundance of access to seasonal resources, as well as provide a more permanent residence for the scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen Peoples). The features of this landscape are part of what makes Delta a beautiful place for all to enjoy today.”
“Delta is moderately resistant to vaccines, particularly in people who have received just a single dose.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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