formation vs delta

delta vs formation

formation and delta both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formation	Yes	No	No	No
delta	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, delta is a hyponym of formation; that is, delta is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formation:

formation: (geology) the geological features of the earth
delta: a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

Other hyponyms of formation include aquifer, beach, cave, cliff, drop-off, drop, diapir, folium, foreshore, ice mass, lakefront, massif, monocline, mouth, depression, natural depression, elevation, natural elevation, oceanfront, chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains, relict, ridge, ridgeline, ridge, shore, incline, side, slope, fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring, scree, talus, mineral vein, vein, crater, volcanic crater, wall, groundwater level, water level, water table.

formation (noun)	delta (noun)
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape	the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
the act of forming or establishing something	a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
creation by mental activity	an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
a particular spatial arrangement
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
(geology) the geological features of the earth
natural process that causes something to form

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