What is the meaning of saturation?

noun

  • The process of totally saturating something with a substance.
    • usage: "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"
  • The act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid.
  • A condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence.
  • Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue.
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