Thesaurus: detritus

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1. n. A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
2. n. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.
3. n. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
4. n. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc.) that is worn away from rocks
5. 1. (Geol.) A word/mass">mass of word/substances">substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus. Note: For large portions, the word débris 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.
6. A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition,and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
7. n:100 n. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks