Deposition may refer to: * Deposition (law), 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), 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), 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 * 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, 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''