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saturation

/ saturation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
Type of:
filling
Derived:
saturate
noun Sense 2
chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
Type of:
color property
Has parts:
chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color
Derived:
intensify
noun Sense 3
a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
Type of:
condition status
Kinds of:
saturation point
noun Sense 4
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
"the impregnation of wood with preservative"
"the saturation of cotton with ether"
Type of:
permeation pervasion suffusion
Has parts:
plastination
Derived:
impregnate saturate
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
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filling color property condition status saturation point permeation pervasion suffusion