| n. | 1. | The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation. |
| 2. | (Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent. | |
| 3. | (Optics) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; - said of colors. |
| Noun | 1. | saturation - the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" Synonyms: impregnation |
| 2. | saturation - the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid | |
| 3. | saturation - a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence | |
| 4. | saturation - chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue |
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