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Saturation

noun
Word Frequency: 6.1

Definitions

1.nounThe act of saturating or the process of being saturated
2.nounThe 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
3.nounThe state of a saturated solution
4.nounThe state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds
5.nounThe state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity
6.nounThe intensity or vividness of a colour.
7.noun(color) Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.
8.nounIntense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it
9.nounThe flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold
10.nounAn effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music
11.nounThe condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit.
12.nounThe point at which the output of a linear device, such as a linear amplifier, deviates significantly from being a linear function of the input when the input signal is increased.
"Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation."

Synonyms

permeationchromasuffusionimpregnationpervasionintensityvividnessstormfloodinglandslidefloodoverflow

Rhymes With

trepidationindignationexhilarationvenerationelationcondemnationgratificationinclination
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