Deposition
- Proper noun. (Christianity) The removal of Jesus from the cross.
- Noun. The removal of someone from office.
- Noun. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
- Noun. (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
- Noun. (legal) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
- Noun. (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
- Noun. (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation).
- Noun. (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
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