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Ablagerung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • deposition noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  • stratification noun The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.

Senses

Ablagerung is used for these senses in English:

  • deposit (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  • deposition The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
  • stratification The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.

deposit — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  2. noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
  3. verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.

deposition — full definition

  1. noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  2. noun A formal, sworn statement of testimony given outside a courtroom, usually during legal proceedings.
  3. noun The natural process by which material such as sediment, snow, or frost settles or builds up somewhere.

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