English-Thai Dictionary

saturation

N การ ทำให้ อิ่มตัว  การ อิ่มตัว  fullness soaking overload kan-tam-hai-aim-tua

 

saturation point

N จุดอิ่มตัว  jud-aim-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SATURATION

n.In a general sense, a filling or supply to fullness. In chimistry, the union, combination or impregnation of one body with another by natural attraction, affinity or mixture, till the receiving body can contain no more; or solution continued till the solvent can contain no more. The saturation of an alkali by an acid, is by affinity; the saturation of water by salt, is by solution.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SATURATION

Sat `u *ra "tion, n. Etym: [L. saturatio: cf. F. saturation. ]

 

1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.

 

3. (Optics )

 

Defn: Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.

 

Note: The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

saturation

sat u ra tion |ˌsaCHəˈrāSHən ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən | ▶noun the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added. • Chemistry the degree or extent to which something is dissolved or absorbed compared with the maximum possible, usually expressed as a percentage. • [ as modifier ] to a very full extent, esp. beyond the point regarded as necessary or desirable: saturation bombing. • (also color saturation ) (esp. in photography ) the intensity of a color, expressed as the degree to which it differs from white.

 

saturation diving

sat u ra tion div ing ▶noun deep-sea diving in which the diver's bloodstream is saturated with helium or other suitable gas at the pressure of the surrounding water, so that the decompression time afterward is independent of the duration of the dive.

 

saturation point

sat u ra tion point |ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən ˌpɔɪnt | ▶noun [ in sing. ] Chemistry the stage at which no more of a substance can be absorbed into a vapor or dissolved into a solution. • the stage beyond which no more of something can be absorbed or accepted.

 

Oxford Dictionary

saturation

sat ¦ur |ation |satʃəˈreɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being saturated or the action of saturating. • Chemistry the degree or extent to which something is dissolved or absorbed compared with the maximum possible, usually expressed as a percentage. • [ as modifier ] to a very full extent, especially beyond the point regarded as necessary or desirable: the press provided saturation coverage of the hearings. • (also colour saturation ) (especially in photography ) the intensity of a colour, expressed as the degree to which it differs from white.

 

saturation diving

sat ¦ur |ation div ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] deep-sea diving in which the diver's bloodstream is saturated with helium or other suitable gas at the pressure of the surrounding water, so that the decompression time afterwards is independent of the duration of the dive.

 

saturation point

sat ¦ur |ation point ▶noun [ in sing. ] Chemistry the stage at which no more of a substance can be absorbed into a vapour or dissolved into a solution. • the stage beyond which no more of something can be absorbed or accepted: the market quickly reached saturation point.

 

Duden Dictionary

Saturation

Sa tu ra ti on Substantiv, feminin besonders Chemie , die |Saturati o n |spätlateinisch saturatio = Sättigung, zu lateinisch saturare, saturieren Sättigung

 

French Dictionary

saturation

saturation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de saturer. 2 Sentiment de satiété. 3 figuré État de quelque chose qui a atteint un point maximal. : Le marché n ’a pas atteint la saturation: il est encore en croissance.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

saturation

s à t u r á tion 名詞 U 1 浸潤, 充満 .2 〘化 〙飽和 (状態 ).3 〘軍 〙集中攻撃 .4 〘経 〙(供給過剰による )飽和状態 .～́ b ò mbing (ある地域全体を破壊する )集中砲火 .～̀ c ó verage 特別報道 .～́ p ò int 〘化 〙飽和点 ; 限界点 .