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  Deltoid (delta-shaped) can refer to:

  • The deltoid muscle
    Deltoid muscle

    In human anatomy, the deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder.It was previously called the Deltoideus and the name is still used by some anatomists....
    , a muscle in the shoulder
  • Kite (geometry)
    Kite (geometry)

    In geometry a kite, or deltoid, is a quadrilateral with two disjoint sets pairs of congruent adjacent sides, in contrast to a parallelogram, where the congruent sides are opposite....
    , also known as a deltoid, a type of quadrilateral
  • A deltoid curve
    Deltoid curve

    In geometry, a deltoid is a hypocycloid of three cusps.A deltoid can be represented by the following parametric equationsThe deltoid satisfies the cartesian equation...
    , a three-sided hypocycloid
    Hypocycloid

    In geometry, a hypocycloid is a special plane curve generated by the trace of a fixed point on a small circle that rolls within a larger circle....
  • A leaf shape
    Leaf shape

    In botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaf:* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point...
  • The deltoid tuberosity
    Deltoid tuberosity

    The deltoid tuberosity is the region on the shaft of the humerus to which the deltoid muscle attaches....
    , a part of the humerus
    Humerus

    The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.Anatomically, it connects the scapula and the ulna, and consists of the following three sections:...


See also


  • Delta
    Delta

    Delta commonly refers to:* Delta , the letter ? or d in the Greek alphabet, also used as a mathematical symbol* River delta, a landform at the mouth of a river...
    , an article with related definitions.
  • John McPhee
    John McPhee

    John Angus McPhee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction. Unlike Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson, who helped kick-start the "new journalism" which, in the 1960s, revolutionized nonfiction, McPhee produced a gentler style of literary journalism by incorporating techniques from novels a...
     wrote a book titled The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed (1973) ISBN 0-374-51635-9.