Deposition
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Deposition or Depose may refer to:
  • Deposition (law)
    Deposition (law)
    In the law of the United States, a deposition is the out-of-court oral testimony of a witness that is reduced to writing for later use in court or for discovery purposes. It is commonly used in litigation in the United States and Canada and is almost always conducted outside of court by the...

    , taking testimony outside of court
  • Deposition (chemistry)
    Deposition (chemistry)
    In chemistry, deposition is the settling of particles or sediment from a solution, suspension and mixture or vapor onto a pre-existing surface...

    , molecules settling out of a solution
  • Thin-film deposition, any technique for depositing a thin film of material onto a substrate or onto previously deposited layers
  • Deposition (sediment), material (like sediment) being added to a landform
  • Deposition (physics)
    Deposition (physics)
    Deposition is a process in which gas transforms into solid . The reverse of deposition is sublimation.One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid...

    , the process of gas transformation into solid
  • Deposition (politics)
    Deposition (politics)
    Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch. It may be done by coup, impeachment, invasion or forced abdication...

    , the removal of a person of authority from political power
  • Deposition (Aerosol physics)
    Deposition (Aerosol physics)
    In aerosol physics, Deposition is the process by which aerosol particles collect or deposit themselves on solid surfaces, decreasing the concentration of the particles in the air. It can be divided into two sub-processes: dry and wet deposition. The rate of deposition, or the deposition velocity,...

    , a process where aerosol particles set down onto surfaces
  • Deposition (university)
    Deposition (university)
    The deposition was a semi-official initiation ritual which was common at universities throughout Europe from the Middle Ages until the 18th century. The ritual was introduced at German universities in the late 15th century, probably from the influential University of Paris...

    , a widespread initiation ritual for new students practiced from the Middle Ages until the 18th century


The Deposition can also refer to depictions of Christ's descent from the cross, as in:
  • Deposition from the Cross, the depiction of the removal of Jesus from the cross
  • The Deposition (Michelangelo)
    The Deposition (Michelangelo)
    The Deposition is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo...

    , a marble sculpture
  • The Deposition (Raphael), an oil painting
  • The Deposition (Rogier van der Weyden)
    Deposition (Rogier van der Weyden)
    The Descent from the Cross is a panel painting by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden created c. 1435, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The work shows the Deposition of Christ. The crucified Christ is lowered from the cross, his lifeless body held by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.The c...

    , an oil painting, c.1435
  • The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
    The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
    The Deposition from the Cross is an altarpiece by the Italian Renaissance painter Jacopo Pontormo, completed in 1528. It is broadly considered to be the artist's surviving masterpiece...

    , an oil painting of 1528


The Deposition can also refer to:
  • "The Deposition" (The Office)
    The Deposition (The Office)
    "The Deposition" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's sixty-fifth episode overall. Written by consulting producer Lester Lewis and directed by Julian Farino, the episode originally aired in the United States on November 15,...

    , an episode of The Office (US TV series)

See also

  • Fused deposition modeling
    Fused deposition modeling
    Fused deposition modeling is an additive manufacturing technology commonly used for modeling, prototyping, and production applications. The technology was developed by S...

    , a process by which a part is constructed by depositing material layer by layer
  • Chemical vapor deposition
    Chemical vapor deposition
    Chemical vapor deposition is a chemical process used to produce high-purity, high-performance solid materials. The process is often used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films. In a typical CVD process, the wafer is exposed to one or more volatile precursors, which react and/or...

  • Physical vapor deposition
    Physical vapor deposition
    Physical vapor deposition is a variety of vacuum deposition and is a general term used to describe any of a variety of methods to deposit thin films by the condensation of a vaporized form of the desired film material onto various workpiece surfaces...

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