Meaning & use
saturation
The state of being completely filled or soaked with something, or the intensity of a color.
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The soil reached saturation after days of continuous rain.
The photographer increased the saturation to make the sunset colors more vivid.
A note on using this word
In photography and design, saturation specifically refers to how pure or intense a color appears, separate from its brightness.
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