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delta
noun(del-ta)
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
delta
noun(del-ta)
something shaped like a capital Greek delta; especially, geology : the alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
noun(del-ta)
an increment of a variable —symbol Δ
delta
adjective(del-ta)
fourth in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom —symbol ƍ
delta
communications code word(del-ta)
—used as a code word for the letter d
delta
geographical name(del-ta)
municipality south and southeast of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 99,863
delta
geographical name(del-ta)
fertile region of northwestern Mississippi between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers
delta
noun(del-ta)
a high amplitude electrical rhythm of the brain with a low frequency of less than four cycles per second that occurs especially in slow-wave sleep, is most prominent in infancy and early childhood, and may exhibit abnormal activity in various conditions (such as traumatic brain injury or dementia) —called also delta, delta rhythm
delta
noun(del-ta)
hepatitis d virus
delta
noun(del-ta)
hepatitis d
delta
noun(del-ta)
an electron ejected by an ionizing particle in its passage through matter
delta
noun(del-ta)
hepatitis d virus

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