Saturation
[sætʃə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or ['sætʃə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid.
(noun.) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue.
(noun.) a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence.
Typist: Ollie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.
(n.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.
(n.) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.
Inputed by Kirsten
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Repletion, fulness.
Checked by Jerome
Examples
- And such media have no fixed saturation point where further absorption is impossible. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- If the air is near saturation and the temperature is falling, it is safe to predict bad weather, because the fall of temperature will probably cause rapid condensation, and hence rain. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When the air is near the saturation point, the weather is oppressive and is said to be very humid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If, however, the air is not near the saturation point, a fall in temperature will not necessarily produce bad weather. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Edited by Angus