Vocabulary : Delphinoid to Deltaic

Delphinoid : Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.
Delphinoidea : The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.
Delphinus : A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See Dolphin, 1. ;; The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.
Delsarte : Alt. of Delsarte system
Delsarte system : A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of Fran/ois Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of dramatic and musical expression.

Delta : A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), 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. ;; The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (/ /), answering to D. ;; an object having the shape of the capital /. ;; 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.
Delta connection : One of the usual forms or methods for connecting apparatus to a three-phase circuit, the three corners of the delta or triangle, as diagrammatically represented, being connected to the three wires of the supply circuit.
Delta current : The current flowing through a delta connection.
Deltafication : The formation of a delta or of deltas.
Deltaic : Relating to, or like, a delta.

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