'DELTA' definitions:
Definition of 'delta'
From: WordNet
noun
A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water; "the Mississippi River delta"; "the Nile delta"
noun
An object shaped like an equilateral triangle
noun
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
Definition of 'Delta'
From: 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.]
Synonyms of 'delta'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- V,
- vega,
- veld,
- weald,
- wide-open spaces,
- wishbone,
- wold
Acronyms for 'DELTA'
From: V.E.R.A.
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Delta, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Delta, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Delta -- U.S. County in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Delta -- U.S. County in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Delta -- U.S. County in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Words containing 'DELTA'
- Deltas,
- Big Delta,
- Delta County,
- Delta Junction,
- Delta connection,
- Delta current,
- Delta, CO,
- Delta, IA,
- Delta, LA,
- Delta, MI,
- Delta, MO,
- Delta, OH,
- Delta, PA,
- Delta, TX,
- Delta, UT,
- delta hepatitis,
- delta iron,
- delta ray,
- delta rhythm,
- delta wave,
- delta wing,
- hepatitis delta,
- kronecker delta,
- Big Delta, AK,
- Delta County, CO,
- Delta County, MI,
- Delta County, TX,
- Delta Junction, AK