Peninsula vs. Delta

Peninsulanoun

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Peninsulanoun

A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

Peninsulanoun

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Peninsulanoun

a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

Peninsula

A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene 'almost' and insula 'island') is a landform surrounded by water on most of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. The surrounding water is usually understood to be continuous, though not necessarily named as a single body of water.

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