saturation

saturation
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

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  • saturation — [ satyrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1748; « satiété » 1513; bas lat. saturatio 1 ♦ Sc. Action de saturer; état de ce qui est saturé. ♢ Action de dissoudre dans un liquide la masse maximale d une substance à une température et sous une pression déterminées;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Saturation — or saturated generally means thoroughly full , while unsaturated means less than full. These terms may be related to: * Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric humidity reaches 100% and the air can hold no more moisture *… …   Wikipedia

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saturation — (n.) 1650s, from L.L. saturationem, noun of action from pp. stem of saturare (see SATURATE (Cf. saturate)). Saturation bombing is from 1942, first in reference to Allied air raid on Cologne …   Etymology dictionary

  • saturation — ► NOUN 1) the action of saturating or the state of being saturated. 2) (before another noun ) to the fullest extent: saturation bombing …   English terms dictionary

  • Saturation — (v. lat.), so v.w. Sättigung 3) u. 4) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Saturation — (lat.), soviel wie Sättigung (s. Sättigen); besonders in der Zuckerfabrikation (auch Karbonation) die Befreiung des mit Kalk geschiedenen Rübensaftes von überschüssigem Kalk durch Kohlensäure. Als Arzneiform eine mit einer Säure neutralisierte… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Saturation — Saturatiōn (lat.), Sättigung (s.d.); pharmazeutisch mit Kohlensäure gesättigte Salzlösungen, die durch Zusatz von Alkalikarbonaten zu Säurelösungen hergestellt werden. Bekannteste S. der Riversche Trank …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • saturation — index maximum (amplitude), osmosis, plethora, sufficiency, surfeit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • saturation — [sach΄ə rā′shən] n. [LL saturatio] 1. a saturating or being saturated 2. the degree of purity of a color, as measured by its freedom from mixture with white; intensity of hue 3. the condition of a magnetic substance that has been magnetized to… …   English World dictionary

  • saturation — (sa tu ra sion) s. f. 1°   Terme de chimie. Le terme où, les affinités réciproques des deux principes d un corps binaire étant satisfaites, aucun des deux principes n est plus susceptible de s unir avec une nouvelle quantité de l autre. La… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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