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saturation

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Genetic saturation is the reduced appearance, which occurs over time, of sequence divergence rate that results from reverse mutations , homoplasies and other multiple changes occurring at single sites along two lineages . Genetic saturation occurs most ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES reached saturation point ▪ The number of summer tourists in the area has reached saturation point . saturation point (= a time when no more can be added to something ) ▪ Is the market for computer games reaching saturation ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether" [syn: impregnation ] the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid a condition in which a quantity no longer ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the act of saturating or the process of being saturated 2 (context physics English) 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 ...

Usage examples of saturation.

How can round and angular be distinguished, when only colors and gross differences of intensity and saturation are perceived?

They have a saturation that makes them look as if they were the quintessence of a life of passion, and they are among the most precious diamonds of our poetry.

Examination of the airways revealed no soot deposition, and blood carboxyhemoglobin saturation was minimal.

Cora showed a slight discoloration from central cyanosis due to polycythemia and reduced oxygen saturation, despite the genetically modified hemoglobin-Y and the enhanced lung capacity.

I allowed three such sets to climax laboriously, proving that even in the full intensity of male saturation, even with every part of my lower body and the surrounding floor slippery with spunk, I could avoid the enthralment if I wished.

Even after thousands of years the huge icecaps that must have formed after the saturation bombing still covered nearly a quarter of the planet.

The same causes lead to confusion of tongues, a clattering of crockery, a rattling of tin mugs, a whisking of brooms, and an expenditure of water, all in excess, while the saturation of the young ladies themselves is almost too moving a spectacle for Mrs. Bagnet to look upon with the calmness proper to her position.

Israeli armored columns behind heavy tactical-artillery saturation push into Syria all the way to Abu Kenal in twelve hours: Damascus has firestorms.

This was some of the oldest surface on the planet, cratered to saturation in the earliest years of torrential bombardment.

The southern highlands were wildly pocked in every direction, with the raw, primordial, lunar look that saturation cratering always had.

The southern highlands were wildly pocked in every direction, with the raw, primordial, lunar look that saturation cratering always had.

Hell, for that matter, they could’ve blasted their way through anything Suka’s System Defense Force could have thrown at them, unless the SDF was prepared to resort to saturation airstrikes Nordbrandt could have invaded the Nemanja Building and taken the entire Parliament hostage on the very first day of her offensive, instead of just bombing it with civilian explosives.

But the story was receiving saturation coverage, and the only relief available was to stay away from broadcast media for the next month.

First of all, cellular phones may be reaching market saturation, but the general field of wireless communications is still in its infancy.

Ethan explained, clearly and forcefully, the difference between minimum and optimum, and oversaw the filter changes and the subsequent drop back to a more reasonable 45% saturation.