depositions

Noun

deposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)

1. The 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
2. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
5. The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)

   Synonyms:

   desublimation

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