About The Word Saturation
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Saturation
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What's The Definition Of Saturation?
[n] the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
[n] chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [n] the process of permeating or infusing [n] a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence Synonyms | Synonyms for Saturation: chroma | impregnation | intensity | permeation | pervasion | suffusion | vividness Related Terms | Find terms related to Saturation: See Also | ammonification | carbonation | chromatic color | chromatic colour | color property | condition | diffusion | filling | saturation point | spectral color | spectral colour | status Saturation In Webster's Dictionary \Sat`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. saturatio: cf. F.
saturation.]
1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating;
complete penetration or impregnation.
2. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a
substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.
3. (Optics) 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.
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