Delta,

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]:

  Delta
       
          
       
          1. 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