deposition

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal · Academic

n. the act of removing someone powerful, like a king or a president, from their job or position.

n. the sudden or formal removal of a person from a position of high office or power.

“The deposition of the king led to a long period of peace in the country.”

“The sudden deposition of the prime minister by the military council sent shockwaves through the international community.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Science Technical · Academic

n. the natural process where layers of substance, like sand, mud, or chemicals, build up on a surface over time.

n. the act of depositing material by natural or chemical processes, or the layer of material that results from this process.

“The deposition of salt on the car's metal frame caused it to rust quickly.”

“Geologists studied the river delta to understand the rate of sediment deposition over the last century.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Science Technical

n. the process where a gas turns directly into a solid without becoming a liquid first, like when frost forms on a window.

n. the phase transition in which gas transforms into solid without passing through the liquid phase.

“In very cold weather, water vapor turns into ice through deposition.”

“The experiment demonstrated deposition by cooling iodine vapor until it formed dark crystals on the glass surface.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Religion Formal · Literary

n. the scene in Christian art showing Jesus being taken down from the cross.

n. the act of removing Christ from the cross, or a representation of this event in art.

“The museum has a famous painting of the Deposition by a Flemish artist.”

“The altarpiece depicts the Deposition with striking emotional intensity, focusing on the grief of the surrounding figures.”