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saturation

noun C1
  1. The act of saturating or the process of being saturated. (uncountable)
  2. 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. (uncountable)
  3. The state of a saturated solution. (uncountable)
  4. The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds. (uncountable)
  5. The smallest set containing S which is saturated with respect to the equivalence relation or function. (countable)
  6. The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity. (uncountable)
  7. The intensity or vividness of a colour. (uncountable)
  8. Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white. (uncountable)

Plural saturations

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