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    detritus
    /dɪˈtrʌɪtəs/

    noun

    • 1. waste or debris of any kind: "the streets were foul with detritus"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETRITUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DETRITUS definition: 1. waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event: 2. a loose mass of…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETRITUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DETRITUS meaning: 1. waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event: 2. a loose mass of…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › detritusDetritus Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DETRITUS is loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration. How to use detritus in a sentence. Did you know? How Do You Pronounce detritus?

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDETRITUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a loose mass of stones, silt, etc, worn away from rocks. 2. an accumulation of disintegrated material or debris. 3. the organic debris formed from the decay of organisms. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › detritusDetritus - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Usually, detritus refers to waste or junk of some kind, but it can actually mean any accumulation of material, not only man-made stuff. Loose gravel, silt, and sand can all be called detritus, and so can decomposed organic matter, like piles of dead leaves.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondetritus noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of detritus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › detritusDetritus - definition of detritus by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice. 2. any disintegrated material; debris. [1785–95; < French détritus < Latin: a rubbing away] de•tri′tal, adj.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDETRITUS - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'detritus' British English: dɪtraɪtəs American English: dɪtraɪtəs. More. Synonyms of 'detritus' • debris, remains, waste, rubbish [...] More. Examples of 'detritus' in a sentence.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › detritus_ndetritus, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun detritus mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun detritus, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. detritus has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. physical geography (late 1700s) animals (1920s) ecology (1920s) Entry status.

  11. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › detritusdetritus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    6 days ago · detritus (usually uncountable, plural detritus or (rare) detrita) (countable, chiefly geology) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion. (biology, ecology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals. 2009, Christian Wirth, Gerd Gleixner, Martin Heimann, Old-Growth Forests: Function, Fate and Value, Springer ...