deposition
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1. deposition - Noun
2. Deposition - Proper noun
Meaning
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.
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Many 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.
A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam ) a further set of divisions has been made to primary deposits, based upon the method of deposition.
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.
A collagen wound dressing might serve as a guide for orienting new collagen deposition and capillary growth.
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.
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.