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Saturation : (noun)
1: the process of totally saturating something with a
substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative";
"the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: impregnation]
2: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
3: a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some
external influence
4: chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence
vividness of hue [syn: chroma, intensity, vividness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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