De-trī'tus, n.

noun

De-trī'tus, n. [Fr. détritus, from Lat. detritus, p. p. of deterere. See DETRIMENT.] (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.

☞ When the portions are large, the word debris is used.