| Delta (delta) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Del"ta |
| ; pl.
Deltas (#). [Gr. de`lta, the name of the
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of which is
***DELTA], Eng. D |
A tract of
land shaped like the letter delta (***DELTA]), especially when the land
is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as,
the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the
Mississippi.
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The
fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (***DELTA] ***delta]), answering to
D.
The closed figure produced
by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp.
in a three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta
winding, delta connection (which see), etc.
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