saturation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of totally saturating something with a substance
    impregnation.
    • the impregnation of wood with preservative
    • the saturation of cotton with ether
  2. noun the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
  3. noun a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
  4. noun chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
    vividness; chroma; intensity.

WordNet

Sat`u*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. saturatio: cf. F. saturation.
Definitions
  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. ✍ The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white.

Webster 1913