saturation
/ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The state or process of being completely filled or soaked with something, so that no more can be added or absorbed.
- The sponge was at full saturation and could not hold any more water.
- The soil reached saturation after three days of heavy rain, causing puddles to form.
- Market saturation occurs when there are too many similar products and not enough customers.
- The degree of brightness and purity of a color; how vivid or intense a color appears.
- Adjusting the saturation on your TV can make the picture look more natural.
- The artist used high saturation colors like bright red and electric blue.
- She increased the saturation of the photo to make the sunset look more dramatic.
- The condition in a solution where no more of a substance can be dissolved.
- The chemist heated the liquid to increase the saturation of salt.
- When you add too much sugar to water, it reaches saturation and the extra sugar stays solid.
- At saturation, the solution cannot dissolve any more of the compound.