delta
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- noun
- /ˈdɛltə/
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delta
- This is your Mekong Delta and you wanna stay out of it.
- river delta
- form a delta
- coastal delta
Dried riverbeds, river deltas, flood plains.
- Dried riverbeds, river deltas, flood plains.
Examples
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The Nile River forms a rich and fertile delta at its mouth, where it meets the Mediterranean Sea.
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Since the early 1980s, though, the delta has undergone a remarkable if far-from-complete comeback.
Academic text (2001) -
Down at that end of the county, it's still mostly fertile delta land.
Fiction book (1993) -
A major water source for Southern California's agricultural area, the delta had been seriously affected by increasing demand over the years.
Academic text (1998) -
The watery land of the great delta was home to many animals, including reed wolves.
Fiction book (1990) -
Forecasters are calling for up to a foot of rain in the coastal areas as this storm makes its way across the delta, starting overnight.
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Every year low lying farmland and communities in the Volga Delta were destroyed, driving yet more people to the cities.
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There it forms a large delta with vast tugai wetlands.
Academic text (2011) -
Little bitterns were common in the delta, but the elusive, well-camouflaged marsh birds were heard more often than seen.
Fiction book (1990) -
The eastern part of Venezuela next to Guyana, where the Orinoco River delta is and it flows out to the Atlantic.
Compounds
- Specialized
A severe liver infection caused by the hepatitis D virus that often happens with hepatitis B
- Specialized
A form of iron that exists at very high heat between 1403°C and 1532°C just below its melting point
- Specialized
A rule that gives 1 when two numbers are the same and 0 when they are different
- Specialized
A serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis D virus that happens in people who already have hepatitis B
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Etymology
Delta for the land at a river mouth got its name because the area often looks like the Greek letter Δ, a flat 'triangle' of soil left when the river spreads out. So, a river delta is the triangle-shaped land made by the river as it enters a larger body of water.