Detritus
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Description
A heterogeneous pile of stone fragments, debris, or sediments.
Synonyms and Related Terms
débris (Fr.); détritus (Fr.); escombreira (Port.);
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998