saturation
(noun)
noun
1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
- the saturation of cotton with ether
Similar word(s): impregnation
Definition categories: process, permeation, pervasion, suffusion
2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
Definition categories: act, filling
3. a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
Definition categories: state, condition, status
4. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
Similar word(s): chroma, intensity, vividness
Definition categories: attribute
Sentences with saturation as a noun:
- Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation.