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Definition: DELTAIC

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Relating to, or like, a delta.[Websters]
2. Being triangular.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Deltaic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Expressions: DELTAIC

Expressions Domain Definition
Deltaic deposit Geography Sedimentary deposit laid down in a delta, characterized by well-developed local cross-bedding and by a mixture of sand, clay and the remains of the brackish-water organisms and of organic matter. Source: European Union. (references)

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Definition: DELTAIC

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Relating to, or like, a delta.[Websters]
2. Being triangular.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DELTAIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Expressions: DELTAIC

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Deltaic depositGeographySedimentary deposit laid down in a delta, characterized by well-developed local cross-bedding and by a mixture of sand, clay and the remains of the brackish-water organisms and of organic matter. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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