redeposition
- noun
- /ˌriːdɪˈpɒzɪʃən/
- Specialized
- However, physical sputtering processes, including ion milling, suffer from redeposition of the etched material onto other parts of the structure, particularly the vertical walls of the conductors.
Examples
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Evaporation of the lubricant from one part of the disk can be followed by redeposition on other parts of the disk or elsewhere in the disk drive.
Academic text (1996) -
Besides simplifying the topography formation (no redeposition), this also eliminates any health hazard concerns.
Academic text (1996) -
This redeposition adversely affected the initiation of the electroless Co(P) plating and the adhesion of the Co(P) to the sidewalls of the conductors.
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After a heavy storm, the rain caused redeposition of sand along the beach, reshaping its original shape.
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In geological formations, redeposition can occur when sediment is moved from one area by water and settled in another.
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The river floods led to the redeposition of soil in the valley, changing the landscape significantly.
Synonyms
Material that settles in one place after water, wind, or ice moves it
Something that gathers again after being removed or lost
Surface Forms
Morphology
redeposition = deposition (transparent) = re + deposit + ion
The prefix 're-' attaches straightforwardly to 'deposition' to mean the process of depositing again.
Etymology
Redeposition comes from re- meaning 'again' and deposit meaning 'to put down', like when you deposit money. It describes material such as soil or sand being 'put down again' in a new place by water, wind, or other forces.