detritus meaning

detritus as a noun

1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

   Synonyms: debris, dust, junk, rubble

   Type of: rubbish

   Kinds: slack

2. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

   Type of: material

detritus in a sentence

• The garnets in the detritus are accompanied by zircon, spinel, corundum, cyanite, tourmaline, olivine, etc.

How to pronounce detritus

detritus is pronounced /dɪˈtraɪtəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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