detritus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Geröll

Detritus

Müll

Schutt

Gesteinsschutt

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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

Sätze

He washed the detritus from his hair .

Er wusch den Detritus von seinen Haaren.