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| − | + | '''Deposition''' is a process in which [[gas]] transforms into [[solid]] without going through the [[liquid]] state. The reverse of deposition is [[sublimation]]. | |
| − | + | One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, [[water]] vapor changes directly to [[ice]] without first becoming a liquid. This is how [[snow]] forms in [[cloud]]s, as well as frost and hoar frost on the ground. | |
| − | + | Another example of physical deposition is the artificial process of physical vapor deposition, used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces. | |
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| − | + | In legal terminology, a deposition is testimony of a witness or a party taken under oath outside the courtroom, the transcript of which becomes a part of the court's file. | |
| − | + | [[category:chemistry]] | |
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Revision as of 12:08, October 5, 2007
Deposition is a process in which gas transforms into solid without going through the liquid state. The reverse of deposition is sublimation. One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid. This is how snow forms in clouds, as well as frost and hoar frost on the ground. Another example of physical deposition is the artificial process of physical vapor deposition, used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces.
In legal terminology, a deposition is testimony of a witness or a party taken under oath outside the courtroom, the transcript of which becomes a part of the court's file.