detritaladj.
/dɪˈtrʌɪtəl/ Physical Geography.
Of or pertaining to detritus; consisting of particles worn away from some solid body.
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1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. iv. 243 The detrital deposits of the country.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlviii. 455 The valleys were studded with..rocks, and a detrital paste resembling till.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius vii. 173 Where atmospheric vicissitudes have produced detrital slopes.
1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 132 The detrital matter which is worn away from the land and carried along by rivers.
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