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Saturation

Saturation Meaning & Definition
Saturation Definition And Meaning

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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