Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saturation

/sˌætʃɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: sat-u-ra-tion
IPA: /sˌætʃɚˈeɪʃən/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.

Uncountable

noun

The 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.

Uncountable

noun

The state of a saturated solution.

Uncountable

noun

The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds.

Uncountable

noun

The smallest set containing S which is saturated with respect to the equivalence relation or function.

Countable

noun

The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity.

Uncountable

noun

The intensity or vividness of a colour.

Uncountable

noun

Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Traffic at Dover Marine has developed far beyond anything envisaged when the station was built. The layout has become rather cramped, and prodigies of organisation are performed annually by all concerned to save complete saturation."
"Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation."
"Packed add with wraparound […] Packed add signed with saturation […] Packed add unsigned with saturation"

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin saturatio, saturationem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saturations (plural)

Derived Forms

antisaturation chemosaturation desaturation episaturation hypersaturation monosaturation nonsaturation oversaturation photosaturation postsaturation presaturation resaturation

Phrases

oxygen saturation peripheral oxygen saturation predator saturation saturation current saturation dive saturation diver saturation diving saturation patrol

Frequently Paired Words

saturate hue chroma

Synonyms

chroma intensity vividness impregnation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce saturation?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˌætʃɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does saturation mean?: The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.
Where does saturation come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin saturatio, saturationem.

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