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saturation
[ sach-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of saturating.
- Meteorology. a condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100 percent relative humidity.
- the degree of chroma or purity of a color; the degree of freedom from admixture with white.
- Magnetism. the state of maximum magnetization of a ferromagnetic material.
saturation
/ ˌæʃəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of saturating or the state of being saturated
- chem the state of a chemical compound, solution, or vapour when it is saturated
- meteorol the state of the atmosphere when it can hold no more water vapour at its particular temperature and pressure, the relative humidity then being 100 per cent
- the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge its proportion of pure chromatic colour See also colour
- physics the state of a ferromagnetic material in which it is fully magnetized. The magnetic domains are then all fully aligned
- electronics the state of a valve or semiconductor device that is carrying the maximum current of which it is capable and is therefore unresponsive to further increases of input signal
- the level beyond which demand for a product or service is not expected to increase
adjective
- denoting the maximum possible intensity of coverage of an area
saturation bombing
a saturation release of a film
saturation
/ ă′ə-′ə /
- The state of a physical system, such as a solution, containing as much of another substance, such as a solute, as is possible at a given temperature or pressure.
- The vividness of a color's hue. Saturation measures the degree to which a color differs from a gray of the same darkness or lightness.
- Compare hue
- The state of being a saturated organic compound.
- See more at saturated
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of saturation1
Example Sentences
“There’s a lot of water saturation and we’re definitely going throughout the area and identifying any trees that may be at risk and removing them,” Carmona said.
In her essay “Insider Baseball,” Didion decried the trivial nature of two-party politics in the age of media saturation.
We may never hit peak true crime, but when we struggle to tell one TV series’ fraudster apart from another, we may have reached white girl scammer saturation.
This onslaught of ignorant “Black Mirror” copycats has reached such cultural saturation that even saying the phenomenon sounds like a plotline from the show feels obnoxiously trite.
Cleaning debris basins between storms is especially difficult and costly due to soil saturation, but it may be particularly crucial.
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