saturation

5 definitions • 10 examples

the act or result of filling a thing or place completely so that no more can be added:

market saturation

The airport is approaching saturation with more than 20 million passengers per year.

The theme park industry has already reached its saturation point.

the act of making something or someone completely wet:

Saturation of the soils is greatly increased by any increased level of the lake.

the degree to which something is dissolved in something else, compared with the maximum possible degree:

As the degree of saturation increases, the oil progresses towards being fully hydrogenated.

His blood oxygen saturation should be between 98 and 100.

the degree to which the colours in photographs or films are bright or deep:

The use of a polarizing filter can increase colour saturation.

Saturation refers to the depth and concentration of the colour tone.

a situation in which too much of a product or service is provided so that there is more available than there are people who want to buy it:

market saturation/saturation of the market

Their expansion into consumer lending is reaching saturation point.