delta  
noun uk/ˈdel.tə/ us/ˈdel.t̬ə/
  (RIVER)      
  [ C ] geography 三角洲
an area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the sea
  the Mississippi delta 密西西比河三角洲 
 the delta of the Nile 尼罗河三角洲 
   (LETTER)     
 [ C or U ] language, mathematics, science (symbol Δ, δ)(希腊语字母表的第四个字母) 
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet