SATURATION


Meaning of SATURATION in English

/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 freedom from admixture with white.

5. Magnetism. the state of maximum magnetization of a ferromagnetic material.

[ 1545-55; saturation- (s. of saturatio ) a filling, equiv. to saturat ( us ) (see SATURATE) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .