All 3 Uses of
delta
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Jacob Have I Loved
- The Captain looked so somber, I could almost imagine I was an Egyptian slave taking Pharaoh on a tour of the flooded Nile Delta.
Chpt 11delta = named for a geographic feature where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
- In fifth-grade history we had spent a lot of time worrying about the flooded river deltas of the ancient world.
Chpt 11deltas = geological areas where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
- Now, for example, I would be reassuring the Pharaoh that the flood was a gift from the gods, that once it receded, the rich black earth of the delta would bring forth abundant grain.
Chpt 11 *delta = geographic area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Definitions:
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(delta as in: river delta) a typically triangular area with sand or soil where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
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(delta as in: delta wing aircraft) the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet; or an object shaped like its capital form (like an equilateral triangle)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, delta can refer to the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet or to anything named based upon it.