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saturation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saturation \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saturation n 1: the process of permeating or infusing [syn: {permeation}, {pervasion}, {impregnation}, {suffusion}] 2: the act of saturating something 3: (chemistry) the state in which a substance contains no multiple bonds and thus is incapable of undergoing additional reactions 4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue [syn: {chroma}, {intensity}, {vividness}]
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