SATURATION


Meaning of SATURATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsa-chə-ˈrā-shən ]

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 infiltration : permeation

b. : the presence in air of the most water possible under existent pressure and temperature

c. : magnetization to the point beyond which a further increase in the intensity of the magnetizing force will produce no further magnetization

4.

a. : chromatic purity : freedom from dilution with white

b.

(1) : degree of difference from the gray having the same lightness — used of an object color

(2) : degree of difference from the achromatic light-source color of the same brightness — used of a light-source color; compare hue 2c

5. : the supplying of a market with as much of a product as it will absorb

6. : an overwhelming concentration of military forces or firepower

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.