delta in Chinese
delta in Chinese is 三角洲 — delta means the fan-shaped area of low, often marshy land where a river splits into channels before reaching the sea.
delta in Chinese
三角洲
Pronounced: sān jiǎo zhōu
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
What does "delta" mean?
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noun The fan-shaped area of low, often marshy land where a river splits into channels before reaching the sea.
"Fishing boats move slowly through the channels of the river delta."
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noun The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, or, by extension, a small change or difference between two values.
"The delta between the two readings was too small to matter."
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delta in a sentence
- Fishing boats move slowly through the channels of the river delta.
- The Nile delta supports millions of people through its fertile soil.
- The delta between the two readings was too small to matter.
- In maths class we used the Greek letter delta to mark a change.
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What is "delta" in Chinese?
"delta" in Chinese is 三角洲. delta means: The fan-shaped area of low, often marshy land where a river splits into channels before reaching the sea.
How do you pronounce 三角洲?
"delta" in Chinese is 三角洲, pronounced "sān jiǎo zhōu".
How do you use "delta" in a sentence?
Example: "Fishing boats move slowly through the channels of the river delta." In Chinese, "delta" is 三角洲.
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