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.

Concepten

afval

puin

rommelzooi

vuil

vuilnis

rommel

prullaria

Synoniemen

debris

rubble

junk

dust

waste

scree

soil

trash

bank gravel

pit run

rock debris

rock fragments

boulder

run-of-bank stone

crushed rock

gravel

litter

rubbish

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/

Etymologie (Engels)

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

Zinnen

He washed the detritus from his hair .

Hij waste het beeld van zijn haar.