detrital
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /diˈtɹaɪtəl/
- Rhymes: -aɪtəl
Adjective
detrital (comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)
- (geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
- 1964, N.D. Bespalov, Soils of Outer Mongolia[1], page 172:
- The light-chestnut soils are much more detrital than the chestnut varieties — not only at the surface but throughout the soil strata, except on sandy tracts.
See also
Detritus (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia