saturated
adj.
completely soaked, filled to capacity
saturate
v.
soak or fill completely; impregnate with as much material as possible; cause a substance to absorb as much of another substance as possible (Chemistry)
Saturation
Saturation or saturated generally means "thoroughly full", while unsaturated means less than full. These terms may be related to:
Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric humidity reaches 100
nd the air can hold no more moisture
Market saturation, in economics, a situation in which a product has become diffused (distributed) within a market
Saturated model, a concept in mathematical logic
Saturation (album), an album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill
Saturation (biology), in mutation studies, the observed number of mutations relative to the maximum amount possible (usually undefined).
Saturation (chemistry), multiple definitions for chemistry
Saturation (color theory), the intensity of a specific hueSaturation intent, a
rendering intent in color management.
Saturation (magnetic), the state when the material cannot absorb a stronger magnetic field
Oxygen saturation, a clinical measure of the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood
Saturation (telecommunications), a number of meanings
Saturation arithmetic, in arithmetic, a version of arithmetic in which all operations are limited to fixed range
Saturated FatIn the
earth sciences, saturation generally refers to the
water content in the soil, where the
unsaturated zone is above the
water table and the
saturated zone is below.A saturated liquid or saturated vapor contains as much thermal energy as it can without
boiling or
condensing.A saturated transistor is a BJT transistor that is fully turned on.
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Saturated
saturated
Adjective
1. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution"
(synonym) concentrated
(antonym) unsaturated
(similar) supersaturated
2. wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
(synonym) drenched, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy
(similar) wet
3. used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled; "saturated fats"
(antonym) unsaturated
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
4. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black
(synonym) pure
(antonym) unsaturated
(similar) intense, vivid
saturate
Verb
1. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) saturation
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
(synonym) impregnate
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) medicate
Saturated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Saturate
(a.)
Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound. Contrasted with unsaturated.
(a.)
Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a saturated solution of salt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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