Plural of delta
regular plural
The plural of delta is deltas.
Forms of delta
| Singular | delta /ˈdɛltə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | deltas |
| Countable | countable |
Deltas in a sentence
- When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
- The MHT hypotheses are shifted translatively and rotatory according to their deltas.2007, Gerhard Lakemeyer, RoboCup 2006: Robot Soccer World Cup X, page 178. From the entry translatively
- Darwin recognized that just as the features of the inorganic world—deltas, river valleys, mountain chains—were brought into being by gradual change, the organic world similarly was subject to constant flux.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, pages 55–56. From the entry flux
- The Santa Margarita Formation in the southern Temblor Range, composed of conglomerate and subordinate sandstone, evolved as a large complex of fan deltas and submarine fans in late Miocene time.1989, Robert T. Ryder, Alan Thomson, “Abstract”, in Tectonically Controlled Fan Delta and Submarine Fan Sedimentation of Late Miocene Age…. From the entry conglomerate
Meaning of delta
- noun The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
- noun A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
- noun The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".
Questions about the plural of delta
- What is the plural of delta?
- The plural of delta is deltas.
- Is delta countable?
- Delta is a countable noun.
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