| Noun | 1. | saturation - the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" | |
| 2. | saturation - the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquidfilling - the act of filling something | |
| 3. | saturation - a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influencecondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" saturation point - (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor | |
| 4. | saturation - chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue | |