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How do you use Detrital in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Detrital in a sentence

Detrital meaning

Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.

Using Detrital

  • The main meaning on this page is: Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
  • In the example corpus, detrital often appears in combinations such as: detrital zircons.

Context around Detrital

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

associated 1×

Often after:

zircons 2× sediments 1×

Sentence patterns with Detrital

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and associated detrital sediments 1× margins and detrital zircons and 1× these detrital zircons are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

organic reefs and 1× phanerozoic 540 ma 1× these detrital zircons 1×

Common sentence endings:

associated detrital sediments 1× pangaea contained few 1× their drainage basins 1×

Words around Detrital

Just before it in the word index:

detriments 6 detrimentally 9 detrimental 460 detriment 216 detrick 15 detribalized 4

Just after it in the word index:

detritivores 5 detritus 42 detroit 2.282 detroiter 2 detroiters 8 detroj 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Detrital

  • In this selection, "detrital" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, associated, zircons and sediments stand out and add context to how "detrital" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and associated detrital sediments and margins and detrital zircons and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "detrital" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with detrital

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments. (8 words)

These detrital zircons are taken from the sands of major modern rivers and their drainage basins. (16 words)

Phanerozoic (540 Ma to present) and Precambrian ( 4.6 Ga to 540 Ma ) had primarily passive margins and detrital zircons (and orogenic granites ), whereas the tenure of Pangaea contained few. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Phanerozoic (540 Ma to present) and Precambrian ( 4.6 Ga to 540 Ma ) had primarily passive margins and detrital zircons (and orogenic granites ), whereas the tenure of Pangaea contained few. (30 words)

These detrital zircons are taken from the sands of major modern rivers and their drainage basins. (16 words)

Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments. (8 words)

Example sentences (3)

Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments.

Phanerozoic (540 Ma to present) and Precambrian ( 4.6 Ga to 540 Ma ) had primarily passive margins and detrital zircons (and orogenic granites ), whereas the tenure of Pangaea contained few.

These detrital zircons are taken from the sands of major modern rivers and their drainage basins.

Common combinations with detrital

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "detrital" in a sentence?
An example: "Organic reefs and banks and associated detrital sediments." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "detrital" from authentic English texts.
What does "detrital" mean?
Detrital means: Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
How many example sentences with "detrital" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "detrital", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.