saturation
pronunciation
How to pronounce saturation in British English:
UK [ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce saturation in American English:
US [ˌsætʃəˈreʃən]
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- Noun:
- the process of totally saturating something with a substance
- the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
- a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
- chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue
Word Origin
- saturation (n.)
- 1550s, formed in English from saturate, or else from Late Latin saturationem (nominative saturatio), noun of action from past participle stem of saturare. Saturation bombing is from 1942, first in reference to Allied air raid on Cologne, Germany.
Example
- 1. It 's more that we 've reached saturation point .
- 2. The saturation and lightness of light also affect our perceptions .
- 3. Saturation of car ownership over time is one explanation .
- 4. But saturation has become a concern .
- 5. India 's slums give the impression that urbanisation has reached saturation point .