deterere
21detrito — s.m. [dal lat. detritum, part. pass. neutro di deterĕre logorare ]. 1. (geol.) [residuo roccioso proveniente dalla disgregazione delle rocce: d. glaciali, fluviali ] ▶◀ frammento, frantume. ‖ sedimento. 2. a. [residuo di materia derivante da… …
22Detritus — De|tri̱tus [zu lat. deterere, detritum = abreiben, abnutzen] m; : Überreste zerfallener Zellen oder Gewebe …
23detriment — det|ri|ment [ˈdetrımənt] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: detrimentum, from deterere to rub away ] harm or damage to the detriment of sth (=resulting in harm or damage to something) ▪ He worked very long hours, to the detriment of… …
24detritus — de|tri|tus [dıˈtraıtəs] n [U] formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of deterere to rub away ] pieces of waste that remain after something has been broken up or used …
25Detrition — De|tri|ti|on die; , en <aus mlat. detritio »das Abreiben« zu lat. deterere, vgl. ↑Detritus> (veraltet) 1. Abreibung. 2. wundgeriebene Stelle …
26Detritus — De|tri|tus der; <aus lat. detritus »das Abreiben« zu deterere »abreiben, abscheuern«>: 1. zerriebenes Gesteinsmaterial, Gesteinsschutt (Geol.). 2. Schwebe u. Sinkstoffe in den Gewässern, deren Hauptanteil abgestorbene ↑Mikroorganismen… …
27detriment — [15] Etymologically, detriment denotes damage caused by ‘wearing away’. The word comes via Old French from Latin dētrīmentum, a derivative of dēterere ‘wear away’ (whose past participle is the source of English detritus [18]). This was a compound …
28detriment — [ dɛtrɪm(ə)nt] noun (often in phr. to the detriment of) the state of being harmed or damaged. Origin ME (in the sense loss sustained by damage ): from OFr., from L. detrimentum, from detri , deterere wear away …
29detrition — [dɪ trɪʃ(ə)n] noun rare the action of wearing away by friction. Origin C17: from med. L. detritio(n ), from detri , deterere wear away …
30detritus — [dɪ trʌɪtəs] noun waste or debris, in particular organic matter produced by decomposition or loose matter produced by erosion. Derivatives detrital adjective Origin C18 (in the sense detrition ): from Fr. détritus, from L. detritus, from deterere …
