Definition of detritus Detritus
/dɪtɹajˈtʌs/ - [ditraytus] - de•tri•tus
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What does detritus mean?
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NounPlural: detrituses |
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| detritus - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks | ||
| detritus - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | ||
| debris, dust, junk, rubble | ||
| rubbish, scrap, trash worthless material that is to be disposed of | ||
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Wiktionary 
- detritus (Noun)
Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion. - detritus (Noun)
Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals. - detritus (Noun)
debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- detritus (n.)
A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus. - detritus (n.)
Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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detritus
A mass of decomposing organic compounds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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detritus
de-trī′tus, n. a mass of substance gradually rubbed or worn off solid bodies: an aggregate of broken or loosened fragments, esp. of rock.—n. Detri′tion, a wearing away. [L.,—de, off, and terĕre, tritum, to rub.]
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