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Definition: DELTIC

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Deltaic.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Deltic" is a common misspelling or typo for: Celtic, deltaic.

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

Common Expressions: DELTIC

Expressions Definition
Napier Deltic The term Deltic (meaning in the form of the Greek letter Delta) is used to refer to both the opposed piston high speed diesel engine designed and produced by Napier & Son, and the locomotives produced by English Electric using these engines, including their demonstrator locomotive named DELTIC and the production version for British Railways, who designated these as Class 55. (references)

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: DELTIC

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
DELTIC English Delay Line Time Compression N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: DELTIC

Deltic

Deltic may refer to

  • The Napier Deltic engine
  • British Rail DP1 ("Deltic") a prototype locomotive built by English Electric fitted with the Deltic Engine
  • British Rail Class 55 production locomotives powered by Deltic engines

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Deltic". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: DELTIC

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Napier Deltic 24     Deltic 3
Deltic Preservation Society 9     Deltic 9000 Fund 4
Deltic 9000 Fund 4     Deltic Preservation Society 9
Deltic 3     Napier Deltic 24

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).