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deltaic

American  
[del-tay-ik] / dɛlˈteɪ ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or like a delta.

  2. forming or having a delta.


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Etymology

Origin of deltaic

delta + -ic


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The Russian-held, eastern bank of the Dnipro River is a low-lying area of reedy swamps and deltaic islands, dotted with small villages and vacation homes for people living in the city of Kherson.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

For these highly complex deltaic systems, local studies will be needed to assess the problems that adversely affect their morphology and to define specific solutions6.

From Nature ● Jan. 21, 2020

In Salt Lake Valley, as mountain streams leave the mountainous areas, they lose water to the gravel-rich deltaic deposits of ancient Lake Bonneville.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

I drove along one of the six deltaic fingers of the Ota, on whose banks the dying had once clustered, salving their burns in the cool water.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2015

Like other deltaic distributaries, they are subject to sudden changes in their channels, and to constant silting up.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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