deposition🔊

The removal of someone from office.

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.