Estuary vs. Delta

Estuarynoun

Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

Estuarynoun

An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

Estuarynoun

A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.

Estuarynoun

A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.

Estuaryadjective

Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.

Estuarynoun

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone. Estuaries are subject both to marine influences such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water and to riverine influences such as flows of freshwater and sediment.

Deltanoun

The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

Deltanoun

A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

Deltanoun

The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.

Deltanoun

(mathematics) The symbol Δ.

Deltanoun

A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.

Deltanoun

(computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.

Deltanoun

(surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.

Deltanoun

A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.

Deltanoun

The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, especially in a three-phase system.

Deltanoun

(finance) The rate of change in an option value with respect to the underlying asset's price.

Deltanoun

(chemistry) A value in delta notation indicating the relative abundances of isotopes.

Deltanoun

The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (

Deltanoun

A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (

Deltanoun

The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a three-phase system; - often used attributively, as delta winding, delta connection (which see), etc.

Deltanoun

a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

Deltanoun

the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

Deltanoun

the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ), transliterated as ‘d’.

Deltanoun

a fourth-class mark given for an essay, examination paper, or other piece of work.

Deltanoun

the fourth in a series of items, categories, etc.

Deltanoun

the fourth (usually fourth-brightest) star in a constellation

Deltanoun

a record of the differences between two versions of a file

Deltanoun

a code word representing the letter D, used in radio communication.

Deltanoun

a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets