English Explanatory Dictionary

deposition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deposition.wav

Word forms

deposition depositions

Etymology

From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.

Synonyms

desublimation

Antonyms

erosion corrosion sublimation

Derived words

biodeposition calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease codeposition depositional depositionally electrodeposition immunodeposition misdeposition nanodeposition neodeposition nondeposition osteodeposition overdeposition paleodeposition postdeposition predeposition redeposition rhizodeposition thin film deposition vapor deposition
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