A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
A deponent verb.
Having passive grammatical form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning.
The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
The removal of someone from office.
The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)