deposition

deposition

See also: Deposition and déposition

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛpəˈzɪʃən/

Noun

deposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)

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. (law) 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

Derived terms

• biodeposition
• calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease
• codeposition
• depositional
• depositionally
• electrodeposition
• nondeposition
• paleodeposition
• postdeposition
• predeposition
• redeposition
• rhizodeposition
• thin film deposition
• vapor deposition

 

Translations

removal of someone from office

Bulgarian: сваляне от длъжност (svaljane ot dlǎžnost) Dutch: schorsing (nl) f Finnish: erottaminen (fi) French: destitution (fr) f

German: Entlassung (de) f Greek: απόλυση (el) f (apólysi), καθαίρεση (el) f (kathaíresi), εκθρόνιση (el) f (ekthrónisi) Hungarian: elmozdítás (hu), letétel Russian: смеще́ние с до́лжности n (smeščénije s dólžnosti)

act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit

Bulgarian: отлагане (bg) n (otlagane), утаяване n (utajavane) Finnish: kerrostuminen, kerrostuma (fi) German: Ablage (de) f, Ablagerung (de) f

Greek: απόθεση (el) f (apóthesi) Hungarian: lerakódás (hu), leülepedés, üledék (hu) Russian: отложе́ние (ru) n (otložénije), осажде́ние (ru) n (osaždénije)

production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface

Bulgarian: отлагане (bg) n (otlagane)

Finnish: kerrostaminen, pinnoittaminen (fi), härmistäminen

process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken

Armenian: ցուցմունք (hy) (cʿucʿmunkʿ), վկայություն (hy) (vkayutʿyun) Bulgarian: показания под клетва (pokazanija pod kletva) Finnish: kirjallinen todistelu German: eidesstattliche Erklärung (de) f

Greek: κατάθεση (el) f (katáthesi), μαρτυρία (el) f (martyría) Hungarian: tanúvallomás (hu), tanúskodás Russian: показа́ние под прися́гой n (pokazánije pod prisjágoj)

formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor

Finnish: huurtuminen (fi), härmistyminen (fi)

transformation of gas into solid

Finnish: härmistyminen (fi) French: condensation solide f Icelandic: hélun f

Italian: brinamento (it) m Korean: 증착 (ko) (jeungchak) (蒸着 (ko)) Polish: resublimacja (pl) f

the formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it

Greek: απόθεση (el) f (apóthesi)

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Translations to be checked

Hebrew: (please verify) הדחה‎ f (hadakha) (1) Italian: (please verify) deposizione (it) f

Sindhi: (please verify) ڳڱڪاري‎ (sd) f (in meteorology)

Anagrams

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Danish

Noun

deposition c (singular definite depositionen, plural indefinite depositioner)

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Declension

Declension of deposition

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	deposition	depositionen	depositioner	depositionerne
genitive	depositions	depositionens	depositioners	depositionernes

Further reading

• “deposition” in Den Danske Ordbog