deposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce deposition in British English:
UK [ˌdepəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce deposition in American English:
US [ˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
- (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
- the act of putting something somewhere
- the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Word Origin
- deposition (n.)
- late 14c., "dethronement, putting down from dignity or authority," from Old French deposicion (12c.), from Latin depositionem (nominative depositio), noun of action from past participle stem of deponere (see deposit (v.)). Meaning "statements made in court under oath" is from early 15c. Meaning "action of depositing" is from 1590s. Properly, deposition belongs to deposit, but deposit and depose have become totally confused and English deposition partakes of senses belonging to both.
Example
- 1. Like other solid-state devices , solid-state batteries are normally made using complex , costly , vacuum-based deposition methods .
- 2. However , that would have rendered the deposition useless .
- 3. At one deposition he attended last year , each law firm sent two or three lawyers when one would have sufficed .
- 4. Mr. canellos said that the use of mr. earle 's notebooks during a deposition was ' a deliberate decision ' and that the agency believed his former employer already knew he was sharing information with the sec .
- 5. The advantage of vacuum deposition is that it 's possible to make very high-quality films , which result in materials with higher conductivity .