Delta vs Alluvial - What's the difference?
delta | alluvial |
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet .
A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
(mathematics) The symbol .
(computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.
(computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.
(surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
* 1992 , Anna K. Behrensmeyer & Robert W. Hook, "Paleoenvironmental Contexts and Taphonomic Modes" in, Terrestrial Ecosystems through Time , page 35.
As nouns the difference between delta and alluvial
is that delta is the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ while alluvial is a deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.As a proper noun Delta
is a CDP in Alabama.As an acronym DELTA
is Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults, an advanced qualification to teach English, higher than the CELTA, accredited by the University of Cambridge.As an adjective alluvial is
pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.delta
English
(wikipedia delta)Noun
(en noun)- This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta .
- When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas .
Derived terms
* delta connection * delta iron * delta metal * delta particle * delta wingSee also
* deltoid *Anagrams
* * * ----alluvial
English
Adjective
(-)- Soils are a prominent feature of floodplain environments, and we include them in this section because most of the available information on ancient soils pertains to alluvial examples, aside from those in Quaternary-Recent time.
