0 an area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the sea: --
the delta of the Nile
the Mississippi delta
1 the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet --
2 an area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped approximately like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the sea: --
the Mississippi delta
3 a change in a figure or amount --
4 the measurement of how the price of an option changes compared to the price of the shares, etc. that it is based on: --
Despite control efforts, some researchers believe the likelihood of this event increases each year due to natural forces inherent to river deltas.
The delta-p unit is actually a feed-forward calculation from torque level to pressure level using the kinematic model of the muscle actuation system.
River monitors were used on inland waterways such as rivers, estuaries, deltas and lakes.
In the east of the province are lower hills and then several narrow plains and river deltas.
Swampy areas, deltas and floodplains are usually avoided.
With the melting of the glacier, streams carry sediment to glacial lakes, building kame deltas on top of the ice.
Delta's lack of success in winning a commercial airmail contractthe bread and butter of any aspiring airlinejeopardized its existence, and the company suspended passenger service.
Delta's new red, white, and blue triangle logo (the widget) on their aircraft represented the jet's swept wing.