different between deposition vs hoarfrost

English

Etymology

From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?p??z???n/

Noun

deposition (countable and uncountable, plural depositions)

1. The removal of someone from office.
2. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. (chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. (law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
5. (meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. (physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
7. (religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

Synonyms

• (physics: transformation of gas into solid): desublimation

Antonyms

• (chemistry: production of a thin film): erosion, corrosion
• (physics: transformation of gas into solid): sublimation

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• positioned

Danish

Noun

deposition c (singular definite depositionen, plural indefinite depositioner)

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Declension

Further reading

• “deposition” in Den Danske Ordbog

English

Alternative forms

• hoar frost, hoar-frost

Etymology

From Middle English horfrost, hoorfrost, hore vrost, equivalent to hoar +? frost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??(?)f??st/

Noun

hoarfrost (usually uncountable, plural hoarfrosts)

1. Dewdrops which have undergone deposition and frozen into ice crystals to form a white deposit on an exposed surface, when the air is cold and moist.

   Coordinate terms: dew, glaze, rime

Related terms

• hoar

Translations

Further reading

• hoarfrost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia