English noun: saturation | |||
1. | saturation (process) the process of totally saturating something with a substance | ||
Samples | The impregnation of wood with preservative. The saturation of cotton with ether. | ||
Synonyms | impregnation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | permeation, pervasion, suffusion | ||
Part meronym | plastination | ||
2. | saturation (act) the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | filling | ||
3. | saturation (state) a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | saturation point | ||
4. | saturation (attribute) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | ||
Synonyms | chroma, intensity, vividness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | color property | ||
Substance meronym | chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | ||