de|tri|tus

de|tri|tus
de|tri|tus «dih TRY tuhs», noun.
1. Geology. an accumulation of small fragments, such as sand or silt worn away from rock.
2. any disintegrated material; debris: »

The detritus left by the flood covered the highway. Its corners and closets were cluttered with the detritus of ages (Time).

[< Latin dētrītus, -ūs a rubbing away < dēterere < dē- away + terere rub]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • at|tri|tus — «uh TRY tuhs», noun. matter reduced to particles by attrition. ╂[< Latin attrītus, ūs < atterere; see etym. under attrite (Cf. ↑attrite)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • de·tri·tus — /dıˈtraıtəs/ noun [noncount] formal : the pieces that are left when something breaks, falls apart, is destroyed, etc. the detritus of ancient civilizations As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship …   Useful english dictionary

  • tus — abor·tus; ac·a·this·tus; ac·cen·tus; ac·tus; ad·i·tus; ad·vo·ca·tus; a·e·tus; af·fla·tus; ag·nos·tus; al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·tus; am·bi·tus; an·te·na·tus; ao·tus; ap·lo·di·no·tus; ap·pa·ra·tus; aq·uae·duc·tus; aq·uae·haus·tus; ar·bu·tus;… …   English syllables

  • tri- — ♦ Préfixe, du lat. et du gr. tri « trois », signifiant en chimie « trois atomes, molécules, éléments » : triacide, trinitrate. ● tri Préfixe, du latin ou du grec tri , trois. tri Préfixe, du lat. et du gr. tri , trois . ⇒TRI , élém. formant Élém …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • El TRI (banda) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Tri Información personal Origen Ciudad de México,  México …   Wikipedia Español

  • Alex Lora: Del Three a El Tri (40 rolas del alma. Mi mente y Mi aferración) — En estudio de El Tri Publicación Septiembre del 2008. Género(s) Rock and Roll Discográfica Lora Records …   Wikipedia Español

  • attritus — at·tri·tus …   English syllables

  • detritus — de·tri·tus …   English syllables

  • detritus — Any broken down material, carious or gangrenous matter, gravel, etc. [L. (see detrition)] * * * de·tri·tus di trīt əs n, pl de·tri·tus trīt əs, trī .tüs loose material resulting from disintegration (as of tissue) * * * de· …   Medical dictionary

  • Detritus — De|tri|tus auch: Det|ri|tus 〈m.; ; unz.〉 feinste Teilchen zerfallender Tier u. Pflanzenreste am Boden u. im Wasser, die vielen Kleinstlebewesen (Detritusfresser) als Nahrungsquelle dienen [lat., „abgerieben, zerrieben“] * * * De|t|ri|tus [lat.… …   Universal-Lexikon

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