1. deposition - Noun
2. Deposition - Proper noun
The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down or thrown down; precipitation.
The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.
The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.
The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMany distinguishing features of the surface may often be ascribed to the operation at a remote era of slow and tranquil causes-to the gradual deposition of sediment in a lake or in the ocean, or to the prolific increase of testacea and corals therein. Charles Lyell
A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam ) a further set of divisions has been made to primary deposits, based upon the method of deposition. Source: Internet
A channel in a tidal flat can see the deposition of a few metres of sediment in one day, while on the deep ocean floor each year only a few millimetres of sediment accumulate. Source: Internet
A collagen wound dressing might serve as a guide for orienting new collagen deposition and capillary growth. Source: Internet
After a Janissary rebellion led to the deposition and assassination of Osman II in 1622, Mustafa was restored to the throne and held it for another year. Source: Internet
After Rojas' deposition, the Colombian Conservative Party and Colombian Liberal Party agreed to create the " National Front ", a coalition which would jointly govern the country. Source: Internet