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saturation

[ sach-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of saturating.
  2. the state of being saturated. saturated.
  3. Meteorology. a condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100 percent relative humidity.
  4. the degree of chroma or purity of a color; the degree of freedom from admixture with white.
  5. Magnetism. the state of maximum magnetization of a ferromagnetic material.


saturation

/ ˌæʃəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of saturating or the state of being saturated
  2. chem the state of a chemical compound, solution, or vapour when it is saturated
  3. 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
  4. the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge its proportion of pure chromatic colour See also colour
  5. physics the state of a ferromagnetic material in which it is fully magnetized. The magnetic domains are then all fully aligned
  6. 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
  7. the level beyond which demand for a product or service is not expected to increase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. denoting the maximum possible intensity of coverage of an area

    saturation bombing

    a saturation release of a film

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

saturation

/ ă′ə-ə /

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Compare hue
  4. The state of being a saturated organic compound.
  5. See more at saturated
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saturation1

1545–55; < Late Latin ٳܰپō- (stem of ٳܰپō ) a filling, equivalent to ٳܰ ( us ) ( saturate ) + -ō- -ion
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