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saturation

/ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən/ /ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃn/

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Saturation

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated

Examples :

"The saturation of the news cycle with stories about the school shooting made it hard to focus on anything else. "

La saturation du cycle d'information avec des reportages sur la fusillade à l'école rendait difficile de se concentrer sur autre chose.

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Saturation

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

Examples :

"The soil reached saturation; no more water could be absorbed. "

Le sol a atteint la saturation ; il ne pouvait plus absorber d'eau.

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Saturation

The state of a saturated solution

Examples :

"The honey's saturation in the water meant no more could dissolve, and a thick layer settled at the bottom of the glass. "

La saturation du miel dans l'eau signifiait que rien de plus ne pouvait se dissoudre, et une épaisse couche s'est déposée au fond du verre.

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Saturation

The state of an organic compound that has no double or triple bonds

Examples :

"In the chemistry lesson, the teacher explained that saturation in a fat molecule means it only has single bonds between the carbon atoms, making it a stable and less reactive molecule. "

Pendant le cours de chimie, le professeur a expliqué que la saturation dans une molécule de graisse signifie qu'elle ne possède que des liaisons simples entre les atomes de carbone, ce qui en fait une molécule stable et moins réactive.

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Saturation

The state of the atmosphere when it is saturated with water vapour; 100% humidity

Examples :

"The air in the classroom was a heavy saturation; everyone felt uncomfortable because of the high humidity. "

L'air dans la salle de classe était d'une lourde saturation ; tout le monde se sentait mal à l'aise à cause de l'humidité élevée.

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Saturation, intensité

The intensity or vividness of a colour.

Examples :

"The saturation of the paint on the mural made it very vibrant and eye-catching. "

La saturation de la peinture sur la fresque la rendait très vibrante et accrocheuse.

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Pureté chromatique, saturation

(color) Chromatic purity; freedom from dilution with white.

Examples :

"The artist increased the saturation of the red in the painting, making it a richer, deeper color. "

L'artiste a augmenté la saturation du rouge dans la peinture, ce qui en a fait une couleur plus riche et plus profonde.

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Bombardement intensif, saturation

Intense bombing of a military target with the aim of destroying it

Examples :

"The enemy's relentless saturation bombing of the military base destroyed much of the equipment. "

Le bombardement intensif et incessant de la base militaire par l'ennemi a détruit une grande partie de l'équipement.

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Saturation, inondation du marché

The flooding of a market with all of a product that can be sold

Examples :

"The saturation of toy stores with the latest superhero action figures meant that prices dropped quickly because there were too many for anyone to buy. "

La saturation des magasins de jouets avec les dernières figurines de super-héros a entraîné une baisse rapide des prix, car il y en avait trop pour que quiconque puisse les acheter.

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Saturation

An effect on the sound of an electric guitar, used primarily in heavy metal music

Examples :

"The heavy metal guitarist achieved a powerful, distorted sound by increasing the saturation on his amplifier. "

Le guitariste de heavy metal a obtenu un son puissant et distordu en augmentant la saturation de son amplificateur.

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Saturation, engorgement

The condition at which a component of the system has reached its maximum traffic-handling capacity, i.e. one erlang per circuit.

Examples :

"The phone lines reached saturation point during the school registration period, with each line handling one call per connection. "

Les lignes téléphoniques ont atteint le point de saturation pendant la période d'inscription scolaire, chaque ligne gérant un appel par connexion.

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Saturation

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.

Examples :

"Modulation often requires that amplifiers operate below saturation."

La modulation exige souvent que les amplificateurs fonctionnent en dessous de la saturation.

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