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Detritus

Detritus Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Detritus? [n] loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks [n] the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up Synonyms \| Synonyms for Detritus: debris \| dust \| junk \| rubble Related Terms \| Find terms related to Detritus: afterglow \| afterimage \| alluvion \| alluvium \| balance \| breccia \| butt \| butt end \| candle ends \| chaff \| debris \| deposit \| diluvium \| drift \| end \| fag end \| filings \| fossil \| grain \| granule \| granulet \| gravel \| grit \| holdover \| husks \| leavings \| leftovers \| loess \| moraine \| odds and ends \| offscourings \| orts \| parings \| rags \| refuse \| relics \| remainder \| remains \| remnant \| residue \| residuum \| rest \| roach \| rubbish \| ruins \| rump \| sand \| sawdust \| scourings \| scraps \| scree \| sediment \| shadow \| shavings \| shingle \| silt \| sinter \| straw \| stubble \| stump \| survival \| sweepings \| trace \| vestige \| waste See Also \| material \| rubbish \| stuff \| trash Detritus In Webster's Dictionary \De*tri"tus\, n. [F. d['e]tritus, fr. L. detritus, p. p. of deterere. See {Detriment}.] 1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus. Note: For large portions, the word d['e]bris is used. 2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed. --Farrar.

Detritus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Detritus?

[n] loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
[n] the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

Synonyms | Synonyms for Detritus: debris | dust | junk | rubble

See Also | material | rubbish | stuff | trash

Detritus In Webster's Dictionary

\De*tri"tus\, n. [F. d['e]tritus, fr. L. detritus, p.
p. of deterere. See {Detriment}.]
1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by
   attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial
   detritus.

Note: For large portions, the word d['e]bris is used.

2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they
   belonged; any product of disintegration.

         The mass of detritus of which modern languages are
         composed.                             --Farrar.

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