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noun

Saturation n.

The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.

(Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.

(Optics) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; said of colors. Note: The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white.

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Etymology of 'Saturation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Saturation" Quotes from Famous Books

... appearance, it contains, may have had something to do with this; though the translations or adaptations, whether faithful or not, are the best literary renderings of Welsh known to me. Something also, and probably more, is due to the saturation of the whole from beginning to end with Peacock's driest humour. Not only is the account of the sapping and destruction of the embankment of Gwaelod an open and continuous satire on the opposition to Reform, but ...

— Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 • George Saintsbury

... that at night I observed the wet-bulb thermometer to stand 20.5 degrees below the temperature of the air, which was 66 degrees; this indicated a dew-point of 11.5 degrees, or 54.5 degrees below the air, and a saturation-point of 0.146; there being only 0.102 grains of vapour per cubic foot of air, which latter was loaded with dust. The little moisture suspended in the atmosphere is often seen to be condensed in a thin belt of vapour, at a considerable distance above the dry surface of the ...

— Himalayan Journals (Complete) • J. D. Hooker

... refer to the mysterious work that was engrossing him that he reduced Mr. Gallop's curiosity to the saturation-point. ...

— Mr. Opp • Alice Hegan Rice

... on glass with an adhesive made by soaking 1 oz. of sheet gelatine in cold water to saturation, then dissolving in 3-1/2 oz. of boiling water. Let the solution cool to about 110 deg. F., then immerse the print in it and squeegee, face down, on a clear piece of glass. When dry, take a damp cloth or soft sponge and wipe off any ...

— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics

... obtaining the results were a thermometer and a hydrometer. Water was drawn at about six feet below the surface and heated to a temperature of 200 deg. F., and the saturation, or specific gravity is shown by the depth to which the hydrometer sank in the water. As sea water commonly contains one part of saline matter to thirty-two parts of water, the instrument is marked in thirty-seconds, ...

— The First Landing on Wrangel Island - With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants • Irving C. Rosse

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