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depositional Definition


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deposition
noun
    1. The act of deposing or process of being deposed.
      Thesaurus: discharge, ousting, displacement, removal, dethronement, toppling.
    2. The act of depositing or process of being deposited.
    3. law.
      A written statement made under oath and used as evidence in a court of law when the witness cannot be present.
      Thesaurus: affidavit, statement, testimony, allegation, affirmation, announcement, evidence.
    4. geol.
      The laying down on the Earth's surface of eroded material that has been transported by wind, rivers, glaciers, avalanches, etc.
Derivative: depositional
adj
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin depositio putting down.



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