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Deposition

noun
/dɛpəˈzɪʃən/
Word Frequency: 9.4

Definitions

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

Synonyms

desublimationattestationaffidavitdethronementdepositlodgementcustodybenefitevidencepostingcommittalfile

Antonyms

corrosionerosionsublimation

Rhymes With

dispositioncognitionambitioneruditionadmonitionvolitioncompositionrecognition
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