saturation

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Synonyms: maturation, suturation, situation, salutation, satiation, sacration, obturation, saturating, stupration, latration, desaturation

Antonyms: maturation, suturation, situation, salutation, satiation, sacration, obturation, saturating, stupration, latration, desaturation

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Noun

The act of [[saturating]] or the process of being [[saturated]].
{{lb|en|physics}} The condition in which, after a sufficient [[increase]] in a [[causal]] [[force]], no further increase in the [[resultant]] [[effect]] is possible; e.g. the state of a [[ferromagnetic]] material that cannot be further [[magnetized]].
{{senseid|en|chemistry solution}}{{lb|en|chemistry}} The state of a {{l|en|saturated|id=solute_maxed}} [[solution]].
{{lb|en|chemistry}} The state of an [[organic]] [[compound]] that has no [[double bond|double]] or [[triple bond]]s.
{{lb|en|mathematics|set theory|topology|of a [[set]] <math>S</math>|[[with respect to]] an [[equivalence relation]] or [[function]]|countable}} The smallest [[set]] [[contain|containing]] <math>S</math> which is [[saturated]] with respect to the equivalence relation or function.
{{lb|en|meteorology}} The state of the [[atmosphere]] when it is saturated with [[water vapour]]; 100% [[humidity]].
{{lb|en|art}} The [[intensity]] or [[vividness]] of a [[colour]].
[[chromatic|Chromatic]] purity; freedom from dilution with white.
[[intense]] [[bombing]] of a [[military]] [[target]] with the aim of [[destroying]] it.
The [[flooding]] of a [[market]] with all of a [[product]] that can be sold.
{{lb|en|music}} An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in [[heavy metal]] music.
{{lb|en|telecommunications}} The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one [[erlang]] per circuit.

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