Delta vs Distributary - What's the difference?
delta | distributary |
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.
(hydrology) A branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a river's waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi.
As nouns the difference between delta and distributary
is that delta is the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ while distributary is a branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a river's waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi.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.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 .
