saturation

• brightness
• chroma
• chromaticity
• contrast
• lightness
• value

• achromatism

• noun
  1. The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.
  2. 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 that cannot be further magnetized.
  3. The state of a saturated solution.
  4. The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds.
  5. The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity.
  6. The intensity or vividness of a colour.
  7. (color) Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.
  8. Intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it.
  9. The flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold.
  10. An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music.
  11. The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit.
  12. The point at which the output of a linear device, such as a linear amplifier, deviates significantly from being a linear function of the input when the input signal is increased.

• The heavy rainfall led to the saturation of the soil, causing flooding.
• The market has reached saturation, making it difficult for new businesses to enter.
• The bright colors in the image were adjusted to achieve perfect saturation.
• Too much advertising can lead to audience saturation, reducing its effectiveness.
• The air's saturation level increased, leading to dense fog in the morning.

absorption

• attention
• concentration
• consumption
• digestion
• immersion
• intake
• penetration
• retention
• saturation

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