saturation point

noun

1. the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.
2. 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.

saturation point

noun

1. the point at which no more (people, things, ideas, etc) can be absorbed, accommodated, used, etc
2. chem the point at which no more solute can be dissolved in a solution or gaseous material absorbed in a vapour

saturation point

1. The point at which a substance, under given conditions, can receive no more of another substance in solution.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saturation point¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

If you reach a saturation point for all things water, Deep Creek is also part of Deep Creek State Park and situated near thousands of acres of other park lands.

From Washington Post

While Shelerud noted that his clients have seen return on ad spend on the Amazon platform remain at high levels, he said that ads on the marketplace are “running up to the saturation point.”

From Digiday

Once we hit that saturation point where the first tier has all gotten their vaccines, the narrative will shift to blame.

From ProPublica

“I have reached a saturation point on the small talk about her clothes,” Givhan writes.

From The Daily Beast

And so, I have reached a saturation point on the small talk about her clothes.

From The Daily Beast

Like some solution that has reached saturation point, obedient to the last impulse, this thought crystallises into an act.

From Project Gutenberg

When the air is near the saturation point, the weather is oppressive and is said to be very humid.

From Project Gutenberg

If, however, the air is not near the saturation point, a fall in temperature will not necessarily produce bad weather.

From Project Gutenberg

In general, however, the hygroscopic moisture necessary to saturate the cell walls is termed the "fibre saturation point."

From Project Gutenberg

When the specimen has cooled this process is then to be repeated until it has dried down to fibre-saturation point.

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