Saturation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of totally saturating something with a substance

the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌætʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌatʃəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌatʃəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌætʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the impregnation of wood with preservative
the saturation of cotton with ether

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chroma impregnation intensity vividness

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of totally saturating something with a substance “the impregnation of wood with preservative”
noun	the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
noun	a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
noun	chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Word Forms

impregnate	verb	infuse or fill completely
saturate	verb	cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
chromatic	adjective	being or having or characterized by hue
intense	adjective	(of color) having the highest saturation
intensify	verb	make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
vivid	adjective	(of color) having the highest saturation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sättigung

der Vorgang, etwas vollständig mit einer Substanz zu sättigen

🇪🇸Spanish

saturación

el proceso de saturar totalmente algo con una sustancia

🇮🇹Italian

saturazione

il processo di saturazione totale di qualcosa con una sostanza

🇳🇱Dutch

verzadiging

het proces waarbij iets volledig wordt verzadigd met een substantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

saturação

o processo de saturar totalmente algo com uma substância

🇷🇺Russian

насыщенность

процесс полного насыщения чего-либо веществом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिपूर्णता

किसी चीज़ को किसी पदार्थ से पूरी तरह संतृप्त करने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্যাচুরেশন

একটি পদার্থের সাথে কিছুকে সম্পূর্ণরূপে সম্পৃক্ত করার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

செறிவு

எதையாவது ஒரு பொருளுடன் முழுமையாக நிறைவு செய்யும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతృప్తత

ఏదో ఒక పదార్ధంతో పూర్తిగా నింపే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

संपृक्तता

एखाद्या पदार्थासह काहीतरी पूर्णपणे संतृप्त करण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતૃપ્તિ

પદાર્થ સાથે સંપૂર્ણપણે સંતૃપ્ત કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧತ್ವ

ವಸ್ತುವಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಯಾಚುರೇಟ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാച്ചുറേഷൻ

ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് എന്തെങ്കിലും പൂർണ്ണമായും പൂരിതമാക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਨਾਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸੰਤ੍ਰਿਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنترپتی

کسی مادے کے ساتھ کسی چیز کو مکمل طور پر سیر کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饱和

用某种物质完全饱和某物的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

飽和

何かを物質で完全に飽和させるプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

포화

어떤 물질을 물질로 완전히 포화시키는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bão hòa

quá trình bão hòa hoàn toàn một cái gì đó với một chất

🇹🇭Thai

ความอิ่มตัว

กระบวนการทำให้บางสิ่งอิ่มตัวด้วยสสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejenuhan

proses menjenuhkan sesuatu secara total dengan suatu zat

🇲🇾Malay

ketepuan

proses menepu sepenuhnya sesuatu dengan bahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشبع

عملية تشبع شيء ما بمادة ما بشكل كامل

🇮🇷Persian

اشباع

فرآیند اشباع کامل چیزی با یک ماده

🇹🇷Turkish

doygunluk

bir şeyi bir maddeyle tamamen doyurma süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִוּוּי

התהליך של הרוויה מוחלטת של משהו בחומר

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