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English
Etymology
From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.
Pronunciation
Noun
deposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)
- The removal of someone from office.
2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 58:So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary.
- The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
- (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
- (law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
- (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
- (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
- (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “chemistry: production of a thin film”): erosion, corrosion
- (antonym(s) of “physics: transformation of gas into solid”): sublimation
Derived terms
Translations
removal of someone from office
act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
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Anagrams
Danish
Noun
deposition c (singular definite depositionen, plural indefinite depositioner)
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Declension
Further reading
Swedish
Noun
deposition c
- money or valuables that are transferred without changing the ownership, such as a security deposit
Hyresgästen betalade depositionen på tre månadshyror- The tenant paid the security deposit of three months' rent
- something that has been left to be stored
- (physics) desublimation
Declension