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Deposition vs Alluvion - What's the difference?

deposition | alluvion |

As nouns the difference between deposition and alluvion

is that deposition is deposition, statement while alluvion is (legal) the increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

deposition

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * desublimation

    Antonyms

    * erosion, corrosion * sublimation

    Derived terms

    * thin film deposition * vapor deposition

    Anagrams

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    alluvion

    English

    Noun

  • (legal) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

    • See also

    * accession ----