Detritus
English Meaning
A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
- Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock.
- Disintegrated or eroded matter: the detritus of past civilizations.
- Accumulated material; debris: "Poems, engravings, press releases—he eagerly scrutinizes the detritus of fame” ( Carlin Romano).