18 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Delta \Del"ta\, n.; pl. {Deltas}. [Gr. de`lta, the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of which is [Delta], Eng. D), from the Ph[oe]nician name of the corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the Nile.] 1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ([Delta] [delta]), corresponding to {D}. Hence, an object having the shape of the capital [Delta]. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Elec.) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: delta n 1: a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water 2: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 92 Moby Thesaurus words for "delta": V, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, bill, bottomland, branch, breakwater, bushveld, campo, cape, champaign, champaign country, chersonese, coastal plain, coral reef, crotch, crutch, desert, down, downs, fan, fell, flat, flat country, flatland, flats, foreland, fork, furcula, furculum, grass veld, grassland, groin, head, headland, heath, hook, inguen, lande, level, llano, lowland, lowlands, lunar mare, mare, mesa, mesilla, moor, moorland, mull, naze, ness, offshoot, open country, pampa, pampas, peneplain, peninsula, plain, plains, plateau, playa, point, prairie, promontory, prong, ramification, reef, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan, sandspit, savanna, sebkha, spit, spur, stem, steppe, table, tableland, tongue, tree veld, trident, tundra, upland, vega, veld, weald, wide-open spaces, wishbone, wold From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: DELTA Developing European Learning through Technology Advance From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: delta n. 1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and engineering). "I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on program size?" "About 30 percent." (He doubled the speed of his program, but increased its size by only 30 percent.) 2. [Unix] A {diff}, especially a {diff} stored under the set of version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control System) or RCS (Revision Control System). 3. n. A small quantity, but not as small as {epsilon}. The jargon usage of {delta} and {epsilon} stems from the traditional use of these letters in mathematics for very small numerical quantities, particularly in `epsilon-delta' proofs in limit theory (as in the differential calculus). The term {delta} is often used, once {epsilon} has been mentioned, to mean a quantity that is slightly bigger than {epsilon} but still very small. "The cost isn't epsilon, but it's delta" means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it is nevertheless very small. Common constructions include `within delta of --', `within epsilon of --': that is, `close to' and `even closer to'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: delta 1. A quantitative change, especially a small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and engineering). "I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What was the delta on program size?" "About 30 percent." (He doubled the speed of his program, but increased its size by only 30 percent.) 2. [Unix] A {diff}, especially a {diff} stored under the set of version-control tools called SCCS (Source Code Control System) or RCS (Revision Control System). See {change management}. 3. A small quantity, but not as small as {epsilon}. The jargon usage of {delta} and {epsilon} stems from the traditional use of these letters in mathematics for very small numerical quantities, particularly in "epsilon-delta" proofs in limit theory (as in the differential calculus). The term {delta} is often used, once {epsilon} has been mentioned, to mean a quantity that is slightly bigger than {epsilon} but still very small. "The cost isn't epsilon, but it's delta" means that the cost isn't totally negligible, but it is nevertheless very small. Common constructions include "within delta of ---", "within epsilon of ---": that is, "close to" and "even closer to". [{Jargon File}] (2000-08-02) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: Delta1. An expression-based language developed by J.C. Cleaveland in 1978. 2. A string-processing language with single-character commands from {Tandem Computers}. 3. A language for system specification of simulation execution. ["System Description and the DELTA Language", E. Holback-Hansen et al, DELTA Proj Rep 4, Norweg Comput Ctr, Feb 1977]. 4. A {COBOL} generating language produced by {Delta Software Entwicklung GmbH (http://www.delta-software.de/)}. (2000-08-02) From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Delta, AL Zip code(s): 36258 Delta, CO (city, FIPS 19850) Location: 38.74477 N, 108.07369 W Population (1990): 3789 (1842 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81416 Delta, IA (city, FIPS 19855) Location: 41.32307 N, 92.32945 W Population (1990): 409 (198 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52550 Delta, KY Zip code(s): 42613 Delta, LA (village, FIPS 20330) Location: 32.32384 N, 90.92323 W Population (1990): 234 (104 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Delta, MO (city, FIPS 19072) Location: 37.19816 N, 89.73703 W Population (1990): 450 (184 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63744 Delta, OH (village, FIPS 21616) Location: 41.57412 N, 84.00253 W Population (1990): 2849 (1107 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43515 Delta, PA (borough, FIPS 18800) Location: 39.72605 N, 76.32774 W Population (1990): 761 (305 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17314 Delta, UT (city, FIPS 18910) Location: 39.35329 N, 112.56566 W Population (1990): 2998 (1012 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84624 Delta, WI Zip code(s): 54856 From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Delta -- U.S. County in Michigan Population (2000): 38520 Housing Units (2000): 19223 Land area (2000): 1170.025159 sq. miles (3030.351121 sq. km) Water area (2000): 821.558454 sq. miles (2127.826538 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1991.583613 sq. miles (5158.177659 sq. km) Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 45.877369 N, 86.946619 W Headwords: Delta Delta, MI Delta County Delta County, MI From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Delta -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 5327 Housing Units (2000): 2410 Land area (2000): 277.075228 sq. miles (717.621515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.841580 sq. miles (2.179681 sq. km) Total area (2000): 277.916808 sq. miles (719.801196 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 33.388817 N, 95.710045 W Headwords: Delta Delta, TX Delta County Delta County, TX From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Delta -- U.S. County in Colorado Population (2000): 27834 Housing Units (2000): 12374 Land area (2000): 1142.106394 sq. miles (2958.041854 sq. km) Water area (2000): 6.416581 sq. miles (16.618868 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1148.522975 sq. miles (2974.660722 sq. km) Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 38.814325 N, 107.911736 W Headwords: Delta Delta, CO Delta County Delta County, CO From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 6400 Housing Units (2000): 2749 Land area (2000): 5.318651 sq. miles (13.775241 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.201126 sq. miles (0.520914 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.519777 sq. miles (14.296155 sq. km) FIPS code: 19850 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 38.740879 N, 108.063423 W ZIP Codes (1990): 81416 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, CO Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 2930 Housing Units (2000): 1193 Land area (2000): 2.600604 sq. miles (6.735532 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.600604 sq. miles (6.735532 sq. km) FIPS code: 21616 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 41.575090 N, 84.002477 W ZIP Codes (1990): 43515 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, OH Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 741 Housing Units (2000): 324 Land area (2000): 0.266230 sq. miles (0.689533 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.266230 sq. miles (0.689533 sq. km) FIPS code: 18800 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 39.727207 N, 76.325668 W ZIP Codes (1990): 17314 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, PA Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 410 Housing Units (2000): 191 Land area (2000): 0.998534 sq. miles (2.586190 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.998534 sq. miles (2.586190 sq. km) FIPS code: 19855 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.324112 N, 92.329481 W ZIP Codes (1990): 52550 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, IA Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana Population (2000): 239 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 2.978267 sq. miles (7.713676 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.145765 sq. miles (0.377530 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.124032 sq. miles (8.091206 sq. km) FIPS code: 20330 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 32.321342 N, 90.936544 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, LA Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, UT -- U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 3209 Housing Units (2000): 1106 Land area (2000): 3.151247 sq. miles (8.161691 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.151247 sq. miles (8.161691 sq. km) FIPS code: 18910 Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49 Location: 39.353145 N, 112.573656 W ZIP Codes (1990): 84624 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, UT Delta From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Delta, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 517 Housing Units (2000): 222 Land area (2000): 0.440008 sq. miles (1.139616 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.440008 sq. miles (1.139616 sq. km) FIPS code: 19072 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.197371 N, 89.738757 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63744 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Delta, MO Delta
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