nnoun.processthe process of totally saturating something with a substanceSynset:impregnation
Examples:- the impregnation of wood with preservative
- the saturation of cotton with ether
Derivationally Related Form:impregnate
Part Holonyms:plastination
Hypernyms:permeation pervasion suffusion
Inherited Hypernyms:impregnationpermeationdiffusionnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of soaking thoroughly with a liquidDerivationally Related Form:saturate
Hypernyms:filling
Inherited Hypernyms:saturationfillingchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statea condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influenceHypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:saturationconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:saturation point
Full Hyponyms:dew pointsaturation point
nnoun.attributechromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hueSynset:chroma intensity vividness
Derivationally Related Form:vividintenseintensifychromatic
Substance Holonyms:chromatic color chromatic colour spectral color spectral colour
Hypernyms:color property
Inherited Hypernyms:saturationcolor propertyvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity