saturated
adjective
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- (not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
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saturé
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saturation
noun
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- The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.
- (physics) 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.
- (chemistry) The state of a saturated solution.
- (chemistry) The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds.
- (art) The intensity or vividness of a colour.
- (music) An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music.
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saturation
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saturate
verb
/ˈsæt͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/
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- (transitive) To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
- (transitive, figurative) To fill thoroughly or to excess.
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saturer
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