Deposition may refer to: *

Deposition (law) A deposition in the law of the United States, or examination for discovery in the law of Canada, involves the taking of sworn, out-of-court oral testimony of a witness that may be reduced to a written transcript for later use in court or for disco ...

, taking testimony outside of court * Deposition (politics), the removal of a person of authority from political power *

Deposition (university) The ''deposition'' (from Latin ''depositio cornuum'', "taking off the horns") 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 Germ ...

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

Art

Deposition from the Cross The Descent from the Cross ( el, Ἀποκαθήλωσις, ''Apokathelosis''), or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after hi ...

, the depiction of the removal of Jesus from the cross * ''Deposition'' (Bellini), a 1515–16 painting by Giovanni Bellini and his workshop * ''Deposition of Christ'' (Bronzino), a 1545 oil painting * ''The Deposition'' (Michelangelo), a 1547–55 marble sculpture * ''The Deposition from the Cross'' (Pontormo), a 1528 oil painting * ''Deposition from the Cross'', Volterra (Rosso Fiorentino) * ''The Deposition'' (Raphael), a 1507 oil painting * ''The Deposition'' (Rubens), a 1602 painting by Peter Paul Rubens (previously attributed to van Dyck) now in the Galleria Borghese * ''Deposition'' (Rogier van der Weyden) or ''The Descent from the Cross'', an oil painting, c.1435 * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1615), a 1615 painting by Anthony van Dyck, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1618), a 1618-20 painting, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1619), a c.1619 painting, now in the Ashmolean Museum * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1629), a c.1629 painting, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1629-30) or ''Lamentation over the Dead Christ'', lost 1945 * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1634), a 1634 painting, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1635), a 1635 painting, now in the now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp * ''Deposition'' (van Dyck, 1640), a 1634-40 painting, now in the Valdes Izaguirre collection

Science

Deposition (chemistry) In chemistry, deposition occurs when molecules settle out of a solution. Deposition can be viewed as a reverse process to dissolution or particle re-entrainment. See also * Atomic layer deposition * Chemical vapor deposition * Deposition (phy ...

, molecules settling out of a solution *

Deposition (geology) Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass. Wind, ice, water, and gravity transport previously weathered surface material, which, at the loss of enough kinetic energy in the fluid, ...

, material such as sediment being added to a landform * Deposition (phase transition), the process by which a gas is transformed into a solid *

Deposition (aerosol physics) In the physics of aerosols, 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 ''w ...

, a process where aerosol particles set down onto surfaces

Technology

* Cathodic arc deposition, a physical vapor deposition technique using an electric arc to vaporize material from a cathode target *

Chemical vapor deposition Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method used to produce high quality, and high-performance, solid materials. The process is often used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films. In typical CVD, the wafer (substra ...

, a chemical process used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films * Electron beam-induced deposition, a process of decomposing gaseous molecules by an electron beam * Electrospark deposition, a micro-welding manufacturing process typically used to repair damage to mechanical components *

Electrophoretic deposition Electrophoretic deposition (EPD), is a term for a broad range of industrial processes which includes electrocoating, cathodic electrodeposition, anodic electrodeposition, and electrophoretic coating, or electrophoretic painting. A characteristic ...

* Ion beam-assisted deposition, a combination of ion implantation with a physical vapor deposition technique * Molecular vapor deposition, the gas-phase reaction between surface reactive chemicals and an appropriately receptive surface *

Nanoparticle deposition Nanoparticle deposition refers to the process of attaching nanoparticles to solid surfaces called substrates to create coatings of nanoparticles. The coatings can have a monolayer or a multilayer and organized or unorganized structure based on the ...

, the process of attaching nanoparticles to solid surfaces called substrates to create coatings of nanoparticles * Particle deposition, the spontaneous attachment of particles to surfaces * Physical vapor deposition, a variety of vacuum deposition methods used to produce thin films and coatings * Pulsed laser deposition, a physical vapor deposition technique using a high-power pulsed laser beam in a vacuum chamber

Other uses

* Defrocking or deposition, the opposite of ordination in many Christian churches * "Depositions" (''Superstore''), an episode of the TV series ''Superstore'' * "The Deposition" (''The Office''), an episode of the TV series ''The Office''