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English

Etymology
From Greek δέλ�α (delta).

Pronunciation
IPA|/d�ɫt�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�lt�|-�lt�

Noun
en-noun

1. The name for the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet �, δ.
2. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water. w:River delta|Wikipedia has a detailed description.
3. phonetics δ In the International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA, the symbol that represents the voiced dental fricative, the hard th in the English word father. Usu. represented by the Icelandic eth|eth/edh (ð).
4. mathematics A change in some quantity.
5. context|computing|colloquial A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.

#: This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.

1. context|computing The set of differences between two versions of a file.

#: When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.

1. context|surveying The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
2. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.

Derived terms
delta connection
delta iron
delta metal
delta particle
delta wing

See also
deltoid
Wiktionary:IPA pronunciation key|Appendix: IPA examples

Translations

Dutch: delta
German: Delta
Greek: δέλ�α n
Finnish: delta (1, 2); suisto (2)
Icelandic: #Icelandic|delta n (1), ós m (2), árós m (2)
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Interlingua: delta (1, 2, 3)
Portuguese: delta m (1, 2, 3)
Russian: дел��а (IPAchar|d��l�ta) f
Sindhi: SDchar|ٽ�ڪ�ر f (2), SDchar|���ٽا f (1,3,4)
Slovene: delta f (1, 2)
Swedish: delta#Swedish|delta n

Italian

Noun
it-noun|delt|m|a|a

1. #English|delta

Derived terms
ala a delta
deltaplano

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-f

1. greek letter delta

Noun
es-noun-m

1. river delta

Swedish

Etymology 1
rfe|lang=Swedish

Letter
delta

1. Delta; the Greek letter �,δ

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-n|delta|deltat|delta|deltan
infl|sv|noun|g=n

1. river delta#English|delta

Etymology 2
From del (part) + ta|ta(ga) (take); i.e. to take (a) part in something

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-delta.ogg|audio

Verb
sv-verb-irreg|delta|deltar|deltog|deltagit|delta|deltagande|deltagen
delta (archaic: deltaga)

1. participate

Related terms
deltagare

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• 2007-12-20 18:00 - Mike - /* Swedish */ sigh, etym and pronunciation only vailid for the verb...

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