deltaic

American  

[del-tey-ik] / dɛlˈteɪ ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to or like a delta.

2. forming or having a delta.

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Other Word Forms

• subdeltaic adjective

Etymology

Origin of deltaic

delta + -ic

Example Sentences

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

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

All of these strata were deposited in terrestrial fluvial and deltaic environments, and all of them include coal deposits.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

East of Shen-si, in Ho-nan the Fu-niu-shan continue the range, but with decreasing elevation, and beyond this the deltaic plain is entered.

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