different between deposition vs supposition

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

Etymology

From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositi?, suppositi?nem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positi?, positi?nem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of p?n?, p?nere (“put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?p??z???n/

Noun

supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)

1. Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
2. The act or an instance of supposing.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:supposition

Related terms

• suppositious

Translations

French

Etymology

From supposer +? -ition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.po.zi.sj??/

Noun

supposition f (plural suppositions)

1. supposition

Related terms

• présupposition

Further reading

• “supposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).