deposition

Meanings

Plural: depositions

Noun

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
• (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
• the act of putting something somewhere
• the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
• The removal of someone from office.
• The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
• The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
• The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
• The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
• The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
• The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

Synonyms

deposit, desublimation, dethronement

Antonyms

corrosion, erosion, sublimation