Definition
The geological process by which a river deposits sediment and builds out a delta formation, extending land into a water body.
Etymology
From 'delta' (the triangular Greek letter and landform) combined with '-fication' (meaning 'the process of becoming'). A technical term used primarily in geology and earth science.
Kelly Says
Rivers like the Nile and Mississippi are constantly remaking Earth's coastline through deltafication—they carry millions of tons of sediment daily, and over centuries this reshapes maps and creates new islands, a process so powerful it literally changes national borders.
Translations
ARالعربية
تَحْدِيثُ الدِلْتَة
taḥdīṯu aldilṭa
BNবাংলা
ডেল্টাভিকরণ
del-ta-vi-kran
CACatalà
deltaficació
del-ta-fi-ka-sio
CSČeština
deltaifikace
del-ta-fi-ka-ce
DADansk
deltaificering
del-ta-fi-si-ring
DEDeutsch
Deltafizierung
del-ta-fi-tsi-rung
ELΕλληνικά
δέλταποίηση
del-ta-poi-si
ESEspañol
deltaficación
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
FAفارسی
دلتاfication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
FISuomi
deltaifiointi
del-ta-fi-ointi
FRFrançais
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
GUGU
ડેલ્ટાકરણ
del-ta-karan
HAHA
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
HEעברית
דלתאיפיקציה
del-ta-fi-ka-tsi-ya
HIहिन्दी
डेल्टाकरण
del-ta-karan
HUMagyar
deltaifikáció
del-ta-fi-ka-cio
IDBahasa Indonesia
deltafikasi
del-ta-fi-ka-si
IGIG
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
ITItaliano
deltaficazione
del-ta-fi-ka-tsione
KKKK
deltaфикация
del-ta-fi-ka-tsiya
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
MRMR
डेल्टाकरण
del-ta-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
deltafikasi
del-ta-fi-ka-si
NLNederlands
deltaficatie
del-ta-fi-ka-tie
NONorsk
deltafisering
del-ta-fi-si-ring
PLPolski
deltayfikacja
del-ta-i-fi-ka-tsiya
PTPortuguês
deltaficação
del-ta-fi-ka-sau
RORomână
deltaficare
del-ta-fi-ka-re
RUРусский
дельтафикация
del-ta-fi-ka-tsiya
SVSvenska
deltafiering
del-ta-fi-ering
SWKiswahili
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
TAதமிழ்
டெல்டாப்படுத்தல்
del-ta-ppa-du-thal
TEతెలుగు
డెల్టాకరణం
del-ta-ka-ranam
THไทย
การเปลี่ยนแปลงเป็นรูปสามเหลี่ยม
gan-pien-bpang-long-pen-roop-saam-liet
TLTL
deltafikasyon
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
TRTürkçe
deltafikasyon
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
UKУкраїнська
дельтафікація
del-ta-fi-ka-tsiya
URاردو
ڈeltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
VITiếng Việt
delta hóa
del-ta-hoa
YOYO
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon
ZUZU
deltafication
del-ta-fi-ka-syon