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单词 saturation point
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saturation point

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noun

the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
a point at which some capacity is at its fullest; limit: After a while she reached the saturation point and could absorb nothing more from the lectures.

Origin of saturation point

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby saturation point

saturation, saturation bombing, saturation diving, saturation index, saturation level, saturation point, saturator, Saturday, Saturday-night special, Saturdays, Saturn
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Example sentences from the Web for saturation point

  • The saturation-point of each mind differs from that of every other.

    The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for saturation point

saturation point

noun

the point at which no more (people, things, ideas, etc) can be absorbed, accommodated, used, etc
chem the point at which no more solute can be dissolved in a solution or gaseous material absorbed in a vapour
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for saturation point

saturation point

The point at which a substance, under given conditions, can receive no more of another substance in solution.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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