deposition

«deposition» in Mova's school dictionary: when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (deposition, depositions)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science, geography) Deposition is when wind, water or ice drops sand, mud or stones it was carrying, building up new land such as beaches and deltas. tree →

2) (law) A deposition is a statement made under oath, written down to be used in court. tree →

3) (formal) Deposition is removing a ruler or leader from power. tree →

4) (science) Deposition is when a gas turns straight into a solid, like frost forming. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, rivers and the sea erode in one place and deposit material in another: deposition forms beaches, spits, deltas and floodplains. In chemistry, frost forming from water vapour is deposition, the opposite of sublimation. In law and history lessons, a deposition is sworn evidence, and the deposition of a king is his overthrow.

examples

• Deposition at the river mouth formed a delta. tree →
• Waves cause deposition of sand on the beach. tree →
• A spit is made by deposition along the coast. tree →
• Frost on the window is an example of deposition. tree →
• The witness gave a deposition to the lawyers. (law) tree →
• The deposition of the king led to a new government. (formal) tree →

note

Usually uncountable in science. Related verb: deposit (drop, leave). In geography, the order is erosion, transportation, deposition. A formal school word.

In the corpora

• When water or wind slows down, it drops what it carries, a process called deposition.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deposition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.