Definition of Detritus
Detritus
de·tri·tus
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Waste or debris, especially from the decomposition of organic matter.
e.g. The ocean floor was littered with detritus from the sunken ship.
(noun)
loose debris, litter, or waste of any kind, making up a random mixture/collection of remnants;
e.g. The bottom of a desk drawer often collects a detritus of paper scraps, stationery items, and other random objects.
(noun)
(geology) loose material such as silt, sand, gravel, or rock fragments that is formed by erosion from bigger rocks;
e.g. The ground in the desert contains some detritus made up of fragments broken off from large rock formations.
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