Definition of "deposition" in English

noun

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.