saturation state
11saturation — /sach euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of saturating. 2. the state of being saturated. 3. Meteorol. a condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100 percent relative humidity. 4. the degree of chroma or purity of a color; the degree of …
12saturation — [[t]sæ̱tʃʊre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Saturation is the process or state that occurs when a place or thing is filled completely with people or things, so that no more can be added. Japanese car makers have been equally blind to the saturation of… …
13saturation — noun (U) 1 the act or result of making something completely wet 2 saturation bombing a military attack in which a whole area is bombed 3 saturation coverage a situation in which a particular event is given so much attention by newspapers,… …
14saturation — sat|u|ra|tion [ ,sætʃə reıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of making something completely wet 2. ) a situation in which something is so full of a particular type of thing that nothing more can be added: indications that the market has reached… …
15saturation — UK [ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the process of making something completely wet 2) a situation in which something is so full of a particular type of thing that nothing more can be added indications that the market has reached… …
16saturation point — satu ration .point n [C usually singular] 1.) a situation in which no more people or things can be added because there are already too many ▪ The number of summer tourists in the area has reached saturation point . 2.) technical the state that a… …
17saturation point — noun (countable usually singular) 1 a situation in which no more people or things can be added because there are already too many: The number of summer tourists in the area has now reached saturation point. 2 technical the state that a chemical… …
18saturation — /sætʃəˈreɪʃən/ (say sachuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of saturating. 2. the resulting state. 3. Meteorology a condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100 per cent relative humidity. 4. (of colours) the degree of purity or chroma;… …
19saturation — n. the act or an instance of saturating; the state of being saturated. Phrases and idioms: saturation point the stage beyond which no more can be absorbed or accepted …
20saturation — noun Date: circa 1554 1. a. the act of saturating ; the state of being saturated b. satiety, surfeit 2. conversion of an unsaturated to a saturated chemical compound (as by hydrogenation) 3. a state of maximum impregnation: as a. complete… …
