Detritus

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