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/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
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The removal of Jesus from the cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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The removal of someone from office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dethronement
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Broader terms: ouster, ousting
the act of putting something somewhere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deposit
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Broader terms: buildup
Narrower terms: repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: interrogation, examination, interrogatory
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deposit
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Broader terms: accretion, accumulation
Narrower terms: electrodeposition, pigmentation, redeposition, superposition
From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German :
Kreuzabnahme
— taking Jesus down from the cross
Polish :
zdjęcie z krzyża
— taking Jesus down from the cross
Volapük :
krodadesum
— taking Jesus down from the cross
Volapük :
desum de krod
— taking Jesus down from the cross
Bulgarian :
сваляне от длъжност
(svaljane ot dlǎžnost)
— removal of someone from office
Czech :
svržení
— removal of someone from office
Czech :
sesazení z funkce
— removal of someone from office
Czech :
zbavení úřadu
— removal of someone from office
Dutch :
schorsing
— removal of someone from office
Finnish :
viraltapano
— removal of someone from office
French :
destitution
— removal of someone from office
German :
Entlassung
— removal of someone from office
German :
Amtsenthebung
— removal of someone from office
German :
Absetzung
— removal of someone from office
Greek :
απόλυση
(apólysi)
— removal of someone from office
Greek :
καθαίρεση
(kathaíresi)
— removal of someone from office
Greek :
εκθρόνιση
(ekthrónisi)
— removal of someone from office
Hindi :
निष्कासन
(niṣkāsan)
— removal of someone from office
Hungarian :
elmozdítás
— removal of someone from office
Hungarian :
letétel
— removal of someone from office
Polish :
depozycja
— removal of someone from office
Russian :
смеще́ние с до́лжности
(smeščénije s dólžnosti)
— removal of someone from office
Swedish :
avsättning
— removal of someone from office
Bulgarian :
отлагане
(otlagane)
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Bulgarian :
утаяване
(utajavane)
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Czech :
usazování
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Czech :
ukládání
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Czech :
sedimentace
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Finnish :
kerrostuminen
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Finnish :
kerrostuma
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
German :
Ablage
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
German :
Ablagerung
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Greek :
απόθεση
(apóthesi)
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Hungarian :
lerakódás
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Hungarian :
leülepedés
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Hungarian :
üledék
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Polish :
depozycja
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Russian :
отложе́ние
(otložénije)
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Russian :
осажде́ние
(osaždénije)
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Swedish :
deponering
— act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; resultant deposit
Bulgarian :
отлагане
(otlagane)
— production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
Czech :
nanášení
— production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
Finnish :
kerrostaminen
— production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
Finnish :
pinnoittaminen
— production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
Finnish :
härmistäminen
— production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface
Armenian :
ցուցմունք
(cʻucʻmunkʻ)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Armenian :
վկայություն
(vkayutʻyun)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Bulgarian :
показания под клетва
(pokazanija pod kletva)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Czech :
písemná výpověď
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Czech :
písemné svědectví
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Czech :
místopřísežné prohlášení
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Finnish :
todistelu
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Finnish :
todistajanlausunto
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
French :
déposition
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
German :
eidesstattliche Erklärung
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Greek :
κατάθεση
(katáthesi)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Greek :
μαρτυρία
(martyría)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hindi :
गवाही
(gavāhī)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hindi :
शहादत
(śahādat)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hungarian :
(eskü alatt tett) vallomás
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hungarian :
tanúvallomás
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hungarian :
tanúskodás
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Hungarian :
vallomástétel
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Latin :
conscriptum
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Russian :
показа́ние под прися́гой
(pokazánije pod prisjágoj)
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Spanish :
deposición
— process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken
Finnish :
huurtuminen
— formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor
Finnish :
härmistyminen
— formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor
Finnish :
härmistyminen
— transformation of gas into solid
French :
condensation solide
— transformation of gas into solid
Hindi :
निक्षेपण
(nikṣepaṇ)
— transformation of gas into solid
Hungarian :
lecsapódás
— transformation of gas into solid
Hungarian :
kristályosodás
— transformation of gas into solid
Hungarian :
gőzdepozíció
— transformation of gas into solid
Hungarian :
gőzlecsapódás
— transformation of gas into solid
Icelandic :
hélun
— transformation of gas into solid
Italian :
brinamento
— transformation of gas into solid
Korean :
증착
(jeungchak)
— transformation of gas into solid
Polish :
resublimacja
— transformation of gas into solid
Swedish :
deposition
— transformation of gas into solid
Swedish :
desublimation
— transformation of gas into solid
Swedish :
desublimering
— transformation of gas into solid
Turkish :
kırağılaşma
— transformation of gas into solid
Greek :
απόθεση
(apóthesi)
— the formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it