saturation (n.)

  1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance; the impregnation of wood with preservative; the saturation of cotton with ether

    [ Syn: impregnation ]

  2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

  3. a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence

  4. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

    [ Syn: chroma , intensity , vividness ]

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