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Delta vs Peninsula - What's the difference?

delta | peninsula |

As nouns the difference between delta and peninsula

is that delta is the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ while peninsula is a piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

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)
  • 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.
  • This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta .
  • (computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.
  • When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas .
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * delta connection * delta iron * delta metal * delta particle * delta wing

    See also

    * deltoid *

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    peninsula

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
  • Synonyms

    * byland * cape * chersonese * half-island * headland * ness