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PRONUNCIATION OF PELTA

pelta  [ˈpɛltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PELTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pelta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PELTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pelta

Shield

A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace, battle axe or similar weapon to the side of the shield-bearer. Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large panels that protect the user's entire body to small models that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of relatively deep, absorbent, wooden planking to protect soldiers from the impact of spears and crossbow bolts, others were thinner and lighter and designed mainly for deflecting blade strikes. In prehistory and during the era of the earliest civilizations, shields were made of wood, animal hide, woven reeds or wicker. In classical antiquity, the Migration Period and the Middle Ages, they were normally constructed of poplar, lime or another split-resistant timber, covered in some instances with a material such as leather or rawhide and often reinforced with a metal boss, rim or banding. They were carried by foot soldiers, knights and cavalry.

Definition of pelta in the English dictionary

The definition of pelta in the dictionary is a small shield, usually crescent shaped, used in ancient times. Other definition of pelta is a flat, shield-like structure, usually of the apothecium.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PELTA


backvelder
ˈbækˌfɛltə
belter
ˈbɛltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
felter
ˈfɛltə
helter-skelter
ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə
kelter
ˈkɛltə
Shelta
ˈʃɛltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
skelter
ˈskɛltə
smelter
ˈsmɛltə
spelter
ˈspɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PELTA

pelorus
pelota
Pelotas
pelotherapy
peloton
pelt
peltast
peltate
peltately
peltation
pelter
pelters
Peltier effect
Peltier element
peltingly
peltless
peltmonger
Pelton wheel
peltries
peltry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PELTA

Black Volta
consulta
Kronecker delta
Lake Volta
lavolta
Malta
Mekong Delta
Mississippi Delta
Salta
senatus consulta
Upper Volta
volta
White Volta
Yalta

Synonyms and antonyms of pelta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pelta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PELTA

Find out the translation of pelta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pelta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pelta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pelta
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelta
570 millions of speakers

English

pelta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pelta
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دريعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пельта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pelta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pelta
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pelta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pelta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pelta
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pelta
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pelta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pelta
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेल्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pelta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pelta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pelta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пельтьє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pelta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pelta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pelta
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pelta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pelta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pelta

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PELTA»

The term «pelta» is normally little used and occupies the 123.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PELTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pelta» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pelta» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pelta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELTA»

Discover the use of pelta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pelta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rediscovering Easter Island
Discusses the many visits made by explorers, missionaries, businessmen, scientists, and others to Easter Island since the late 1600s and what they revealed about life on this remote Pacific island.
Kathy Pelta, 2001
2
California
Introduces the geography, history, people, industries, and environmental concerns of the Golden State.
Kathy Pelta, 2001
3
Discovering Christopher Columbus: How History is Invented
A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.
Kathy Pelta, 1991
4
Texas
Introduces the geography, history, environment, economy, famous people, and culture of the Lone Star State.
Kathy Pelta, 2002
5
What does an airplane pilot do?
Text and photographs portray various types of jobs available to commercial air pilots, including air ambulance pilot, traffic and news reporter, aerial surveyor and photographer, and stunt pilot.
Kathy Pelta, 1981
6
The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn
Corridor Mosaic: Pelta Panel L unknown; W (reconstructed)=1.16 Color and size of tesserae; Several mosaic fragments consistmg of five or more tesserae were discovered that appear to derive from the origmal runnmg peltae panel.
Eric Hostetter, Thomas Noble Howe, 1997
7
Eastern Trails: From Footpaths to Turnpikes
Traces the building of roads in the eastern part of the United States from the time of the earliest colonists to the 1850s.
Kathy Pelta, 1998
8
Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting: Myth and Performance
A, a silen running stealthily with pelta and drinking horn; B, silen running with pelta and oinochoe, looking back, blowing trumpet. According to Simon (Simon and Hirmer, Vasen, 96-97), the cup dates to ca. 520. A neck amphora signed by ...
Guy Michael Hedreen, 1992
9
Armed Batavians: Use and Significance of Weaponry and Horse ...
40 Boltersen (D) burial spatha scabbard chape (pelta) Erdrich 2002, XXI-5-8/1.1 Chelmsford (GB) vicus spatha scabbard chape (pelta) Bishop 1991,27 Colchester (GB) urban centre spatha guard fitting, scabbard slides (3x) and scabbard ...
Johan Nicolay, 2007
10
Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book V: A Commentary
Aen. 7.24 (Neptunus) et praeter vadafervida vexit, 6.355f. tris Notus hibemas immensa per aequora noctes/ vexit me violentus aqua, 7. 197f. 135 pelta (TteA/rn ), the (apparently Thracian) small shield of the Amazons; cf. 6.375 qua pelta vacat  ...
Henri J. W. Wijsman, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pelta is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Peach Pit Jams
Husband-and-wife team David and Enion Pelta-Tiller take vocals, backed with violin, mandolin and guitar. The duo has also performed with ... «Eugene Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Community news round-up!
Elsewhere, clients at Kenton's Connect@ Centre got together for a chat and cake, as well as engaging in some cooking with Suzy Pelta. MAIN2. «Jewish News, Jul 15»
3
Josef Masopust dies; Czech football great was 84
"It's an irreplaceable loss," said Miroslav Pelta, the head of the Czech football federation. "He was a unique personality on and off the field.". «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
New Czech FA headquarters opened - News - UEFA.com
"The mission of [FAČR president] Miroslav Pelta is to take care of football in the best possible way, and to get as many children as possible ... «UEFA.com, Jul 15»
5
Dovalil ends as Czech under-21 football team coach
"We are cutting cooperation with coach Dovalil now, but I do not rule out possible cooperation in the future," Pelta wrote. Dovalil's successor ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
6
Daily news summary
Czech FA boss Miroslav Pelta on Tuesday thanked Dovalil for his seven years ... as well as with the chairman of the Czech FA, Miroslav Pelta. «Radio Prague, Jun 15»
7
Czech football great Josef Masopust dies at 84
“It's an irreplaceable loss,” said Miroslav Pelta, the head of the Czech football federation. “He was a unique personality on and off the field.”. «Washington Times, Jun 15»
8
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) announced the …
Mr. Pelta comes to AMAG with more than 15 years of experience in corporate and business development, commercialization, strategy and ... «Inside Trade, Jun 15»
9
Family Files Suit Against SF for Fatal Fire at Sunnydale Public Housing
Attorney Marc Pelta, who is representing Ioane's parents and her daughter Jermeisha Robinson, said the fatal fire occurred “because of the ... «The San Francisco Appeal, Jun 15»
10
SF sued over 2014 fatal fire in Sunnydale public housing
The lawsuit was filed by attorneys Chris Dolan, Brian Panish, and Marc Pelta in San Francisco Superior Court in March on behalf of Keith ... «San Francisco Examiner, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pelta [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pelta>. Apr 2024 ».
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