deltafication

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noun

The formation of a delta or deltas.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noundeltafication (usually uncountable, plural deltafications)

plural deltafications

  1. uncountableusuallygeographyThe formation of a delta or deltas.

Origin

  1. Latinfacere“to make”
  2. Englishdeltafication

From delta + Latin facere (“to make”).

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APA

deltafication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deltafication

MLA

“deltafication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deltafication. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deltafication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deltafication.

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