detritus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: detritus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for detritus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detritus n the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up Synonym(s): debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detritus \Detri"tus\, n. [F. d[82]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[82]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.