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Definition of Deltaic
1. a. Relating to, or like, a delta.
Definition of Deltaic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a river delta. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deltaic
1. delta [adj] - See also: delta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deltaic
Literary usage of Deltaic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"The deltaic Jand at the head of Windermere shown in Fig. 2 closely resembles that
at the head of Loch Tay. The rocky promontories seen on the right of ..."
2. Rivers and Canals: The Flow, Control, and Improvement of Rivers and the by Leveson-Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1896)
"deltaic Perennial Canals: situation; Head- works ; small uniform Fall of Canals;
... Remarks on deltaic Canals. Concluding Remarks on Irrigation. ..."
3. Civil engineering as applied in construction by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1910)
"IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER OUTLETS OBSTRUCTED BY DRIFT, AND TIDELESS deltaic OUTLETS.
... examples—Improvement of deltaic Outlets of Tideless Rivers : formation ..."
4. River and Canal Engineering: The Characteristics of Open Flowing Streams by Edward Skelton Bellasis (1913)
"deltaic Rivers.—When a river flows into a tide- less sea its silt deposits and
... The bars at the mouths of deltaic rivers are generally formed with great ..."
5. A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its by James Westland (1871)
"The river system and its changes—Progress of deltaic formation. IT is not my
purpose under this head to describe the mere names and courses of the rivers ..."
6. A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its by James Westland (1871)
"The river system and its changes—Progress of deltaic formation. IT is not my
purpose under this head to describe the mere names and courses of the rivers ..."
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