Meanings
deposition1
noundeposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)
plural depositions
- countableuncountableThe removal of someone from office.
So, Andover featured in the Glorious Revolution, which involved the deposition of Catholic fraterniser James II and his replacement by stout Protestants William and Mary.
2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 58 - countableuncountableThe act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
- countableuncountableclimatologyThe formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
Synonyms: desublimation
Deposition2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
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nounthe natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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nounthe act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
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Origin
- Latindepositio
- Old Frenchdeposicion
- Middle Englishdeposicion
- Englishdeposition
From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian сваляне от длъжност, отлагане
- сваляне от длъжност (svaljane ot dlăžnost)removal of someone from office
- отлагане (otlagane)act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- утаяване (utajavane)act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- отлагане (otlagane)production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
- показания под клетва (pokazanija pod kletva)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Czech svržení, sesazení z funkce
- svrženíremoval of someone from office
- sesazení z funkceremoval of someone from office
- zbavení úřaduremoval of someone from office
- usazováníact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- ukládáníact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- sedimentaceact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- nanášeníproduction of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
- písemná výpověďprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- písemné svědectvíprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- místopřísežné prohlášeníprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Dutch schorsing
- schorsingremoval of someone from office
Finnish viraltapano, kerrostuminen
- viraltapanoremoval of someone from office
- kerrostuminenact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- kerrostumaact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- kerrostaminenproduction of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
- pinnoittaminenproduction of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
- härmistäminenproduction of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
- todisteluprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- todistajanlausuntoprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- huurtuminenformation of snow or frost directly from water vapor
- härmistyminenformation of snow or frost directly from water vapor
- härmistyminentransformation of gas into solid
French destitution, déposition
- destitutionremoval of someone from office
- dépositionprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- condensation solidetransformation of gas into solid
German Entlassung, Amtsenthebung
- Entlassungremoval of someone from office
- Amtsenthebungremoval of someone from office
- Absetzungremoval of someone from office
- Ablageact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- Ablagerungact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- eidesstattliche Erklärungprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- Kreuzabnahmetaking Jesus down from the cross
Greek απόλυση, καθαίρεση
- απόλυση (apólysi)removal of someone from office
- καθαίρεση (kathaíresi)removal of someone from office
- εκθρόνιση (ekthrónisi)removal of someone from office
- απόθεση (apóthesi)act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- κατάθεση (katáthesi)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- μαρτυρία (martyría)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- απόθεση (apóthesi)the formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it
Hindi निष्कासन, गवाही
- निष्कासन (niṣkāsan)removal of someone from office
- गवाही (gavāhī)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- शहादत (śahādat)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- निक्षेपण (nikṣepaṇ)transformation of gas into solid
Hungarian elmozdítás, letétel
- elmozdításremoval of someone from office
- letételremoval of someone from office
- lerakódásact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- leülepedésact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- üledékact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- (eskü alatt tett) vallomásprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- tanúvallomásprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- tanúskodásprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- vallomástételprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
- lecsapódástransformation of gas into solid
- kristályosodástransformation of gas into solid
- gőzdepozíciótransformation of gas into solid
Icelandic hélun
- héluntransformation of gas into solid
Italian brinamento
- brinamentotransformation of gas into solid
Korean 증착
- 증착 (jeungchak)transformation of gas into solid
Latin conscriptum
- conscriptumprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Polish depozycja, depozycja
- depozycjaremoval of someone from office
- depozycjaact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- resublimacjatransformation of gas into solid
- zdjęcie z krzyżataking Jesus down from the cross
Russian смеще́ние с до́лжности, отложе́ние
- смеще́ние с до́лжности (smeščénije s dólžnosti)removal of someone from office
- отложе́ние (otložénije)act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- осажде́ние (osaždénije)act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- показа́ние под прися́гой (pokazánije pod prisjágoj)process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Spanish deposición
- deposiciónprocess of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Swedish avsättning, deponering
- avsättningremoval of someone from office
- deponeringact of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
- depositiontransformation of gas into solid
- desublimationtransformation of gas into solid
- desublimeringtransformation of gas into solid
Turkish kırağılaşma
- kırağılaşmatransformation of gas into solid
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APA
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“deposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deposition. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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