saturation
noun C1- The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.
- 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.
- The state of a saturated solution.
- The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds.
- The smallest set containing S which is saturated with respect to the equivalence relation or function.
- The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity.
- The intensity or vividness of a colour.
- Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.
Plural saturations
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