Difference between revisions of "Deposition"

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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]].
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-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.
-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.
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