| 单词 | detritus |
| 释义 | detritus[ dih-trahy-tuhs ] / dɪˈtraɪ təs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detritus ON THESAURUS.COM nounrock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice. any disintegrated material; debris. Origin of detritus1785–95; <French détritus<Latin: a rubbing away, equivalent to dētrī-, variant stem of dēterere to wear down, rub off (de-de- + terere to rub) + -tus suffix of v. action OTHER WORDS FROM detritusde·tri·tal, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detritusBritish Dictionary definitions for detritusdetritus / (dɪˈtraɪtəs) / nouna loose mass of stones, silt, etc, worn away from rocks an accumulation of disintegrated material or debris the organic debris formed from the decay of organisms Derived forms of detritusdetrital, adjectiveWord Origin for detritusC18: from French détritus, from Latin dētrītus a rubbing away; see detriment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for detritusdetritus [ dĭ-trī′təs ] n. pl. detritusLoose matter resulting from the wearing away or disintegration of tissue or other material. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for detritusdetritus [ dĭ-trī′təs ] Loose fragments, such as sand or gravel, that have been worn away from rock. Matter produced by the decay or disintegration of an organic substance. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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