Saturation
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
(2) Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
(3) The process of totally saturating something with a substance
"The impregnation of wood with preservative"
"The saturation of cotton with ether"
(4) A condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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 state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity
- the intensity or vividness of a colour
- intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it
- the flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold
- an effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music