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deltaic

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However, such a tool does not exist, so I will study deltaic when there is some more time to waste with backup research.

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Quick take

Of or pertaining to a river delta.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a river delta.

adjective

Shaped like the letter delta (Δ), or like an equiangular or equilateral triangle.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for deltaic.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a river delta.

adjective

Shaped like the letter delta (Δ), or like an equiangular or equilateral triangle.

Example sentences

1

However, such a tool does not exist, so I will study deltaic when there is some more time to waste with backup research.

2

> A fossil hominin cranium was discovered in mid-Pliocene deltaic strata in the Godaya Valley of the northwestern Woranso-Mille study area in Ethiopia.

3

The paper on which this article is based directly addresses that: Marine sediments produced the majority (about 86%) of the world’s petroleum, while deltaic and lacustrine sediments yielded smaller amounts (about 11% and 3%, respectively) (Demaison, 1993).

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Here we show that analyses of chemically correlated volcanic layers and the palaeomagnetic stratigraphy, combined with Bayesian modelling of dated tuffs, yield an age range of 3.804 ± 0.013 to 3.777 ± 0.014 million years old (mean ± 1σ) for the deltaic strata and the fossils that they contain.

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Dukes, "Burning Buried Sunshine" (2003) Marine sediments produced the majority (about 86%) of the world’s petroleum, while deltaic and lacustrine sediments yielded smaller amounts (about 11% and 3%, respectively) (Demaison, 1993).

Quote examples

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Dukes, "Burning Buried Sunshine" (2003) Marine sediments produced the majority (about 86%) of the world’s petroleum, while deltaic and lacustrine sediments yielded smaller amounts (about 11% and 3%, respectively) (Demaison, 1993).

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use deltaic in a sentence?

However, such a tool does not exist, so I will study deltaic when there is some more time to waste with backup research.

What does deltaic mean?

Of or pertaining to a river delta.

What part of speech is deltaic?

deltaic is commonly used as adjective.