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usually uncountable, plural saturations
The act of saturating or the process of being saturated examples
(physics) 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 examples
(chemistry) The state of a saturated solution examples
(chemistry) The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds examples
(meteorology) The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity
(art) The intensity or vividness of a colour. examples
(color) Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white. examples
intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it examples
The flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold examples
(music) An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music examples
(telecommunications) The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit. examples
(telecommunications) The point at which the output of a linear device, such as a linear amplifier, deviates significantly from being a linear function of the input when the input signal is increased. examples