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SATURATION
saturation
(noun) the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness
(noun) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
impregnation, saturation
(noun) the process of totally saturating something with a substance; “the impregnation of wood with preservative”; “the saturation of cotton with ether”
saturation
(noun) a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
saturation (usually uncountable, plural saturations)
The act of saturating or the process of being saturated
(physics) The condition in which, after a sufficient increase in a causal force, no further increase in the resultant effect is possible; e.g. the state of a ferromagnetic material that cannot be further magnetized
(chemistry) The state of a saturated solution
(chemistry) The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds
(meteorology) The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity
(art) The intensity or vividness of a colour.
(color) Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.
intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it
The flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold
(music) An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music
(telecommunications) The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit.
(telecommunications) The point at which the output of a linear device, such as a linear amplifier, deviates significantly from being a linear function of the input when the input signal is increased.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sat`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. saturatio: cf. F. saturation.]
1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.
3. (Optics)
Definition: Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.
Note: The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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