delta
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
Noun 4 meanings
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
“ΔV - "delta vee"(change in velocity, used in rocketry and orbital mechanics)”
The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.
Verb 2 meanings
To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.
To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέλτα (délta), borrowed from a Phoenician word for "door", ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dalt-. Doublet of dalet.
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DELTA at a glance
DELTA has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + L 1 + T 1 + A 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,776 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with delta
All rhymes- VOLTA8
- CONSULTA10
- LAVOLTA10
- SHELTA9
- PELTA7
One letter away
- DELTS6
- PELTA7
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