deposition

---

see also: Deposition

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɛpəˈzɪʃən/

Noun

deposition

1. The removal of someone from office.
2. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. (legal) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
5. (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
7. (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

Synonyms

• (physics: transformation of gas into solid) desublimation

Antonyms

• (chemistry: production of a thin film) erosion, corrosion
• (physics: transformation of gas into solid) sublimation

Translations

• French: destitution
• German: Entlassung
• Russian: смеще́ние с должность

Translations

• German: Ablage, Ablagerung
• Russian: отложе́ние

Translations

• German: eidesstattliche Erklärung
• Russian: показа́ние под присяга

Translations

• French: condensation solide
• Italian: brinamento

---

Deposition

---

Proper noun

1. (Christianity) The removal of Jesus from the cross.

Translations

• German: Kreuzabnahme

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003