detritus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
2. Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
3. Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
4. Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin dētrītus (“(that which is) rubbed away”), from dēterō (“rub away”).

Sinne

He washed the detritus from his hair .