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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 del·ta /ˈdɛltə/
 三角州,希臘字母的第四個字

From: Network Terminology

 delta
 增量 差量

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Del·ta n.; pl. Deltas
 1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ δ), corresponding to D. Hence, an object having the shape of the capital Δ.
 2. A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (Δ), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.
 3.  Elec. 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 delta
      n 1: a low triangular area where a river divides before entering
           a larger body of water
      2: the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet