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- Dictionaryde·tri·tus/dəˈtrīdəs/
noun
- 1. waste or debris of any kind: "streets filled with rubble and detritus"
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Detritus is a noun that means loose material or debris resulting from disintegration, destruction, or wearing away. Learn the pronunciation, synonyms, examples, and word history of detritus from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Detritus is waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event, or a loose mass of decaying material. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of detritus with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Detritus is waste material or trash, especially left after a particular event, or a loose mass of decaying material. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with examples and translations.
Detritus definition: rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.. See examples of DETRITUS used in a sentence.
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.
Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used. It can also mean fragments of rock produced by disintegration, abrasion, etc., or any debris. See synonyms, word origin and usage examples.
Detritus is a noun that means fragments of rock, organic waste, or debris. Learn the origin, synonyms, and sentence examples of detritus from YourDictionary.
