what does saturated mean?

Answer 1

Saturation generally means "thoroughly full".

Read other meanings here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saturated

Answer 2

What Does Saturated Mean

Answer 3

Saturation generally means "thoroughly full", and can refer to:
Dew point, which is a temperature that occurs when atmospheric humidity reaches 100% and the air can hold no more moisture
Market saturation, in economics, a situation in which a product has become diffused (distributed) within a market
Saturated model, a concept in mathematical logic
Saturation (biology), in mutation studies, the observed number of mutations relative to the maximum amount possible (usually undefined).
Saturation (chemistry), multiple definitions for chemistry
Saturation (color theory), the intensity of a specific hue
Saturation (magnetic), the state when the material cannot absorb a stronger magnetic field
Oxygen saturation, a clinical measure of the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood
Saturation (telecommunications), a number of meanings
Saturation arithmetic, in arithmetic, a version of arithmetic in which all operations are limited to fixed range
In the earth sciences, saturation generally refers to the water content in the soil, where the unsaturated zone is above the water table and the saturated zone is below.
A saturated liquid or saturated vapor contains as much thermal energy as it can without boiling or condensing.
A saturated transistor is a BJT transistor that is fully turned on.

Answer 4

It means that the substance concerned has absorbed its maximum, and can absorb no more.

This does not only apply to things absorbing water, although this is the most common application.

Atmosphere (The air inside something) can also become saturated. for example inside a fuel tank - if the atmosphere inside the tank is saturated with vapour it will be too 'rich' to burn.

Loads of other examples, but do not accept the easy answer that if it saturated then it is full of water - that is not correct. OK?

Hope that helps.

:-)

Answer 5

One single element or condition
Ex- Dry Saturated Steam

Answer 6

Main Entry: 1sat·u·rate
Pronunciation: 'sa-ch&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -rat·ed; -rat·ing
Etymology: Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare, from satur well-fed -- more at SATIRE
1 : to satisfy fully : SATIATE
2 : to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained
3 a : to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades b : to load to capacity
4 : to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine
synonym see SOAK
- sat·u·ra·tor /-"rA-t&r/ noun

Basically, it means to fill something up until it can't be filled up with that anymore.

Answer 7

full. for example, take a glass of water and add sugar, letting the water absorb it a little at a time. The water is full of sugar. There eventually comes to a point where the water cannot hold any more sugar, the extra stays at the bottom of the glass. that is called super saturated. This is something I actually remember from science

Answer 8

1. Unable to hold or contain more; full.
2. Soaked with moisture; drenched.
3. Chemistry
a. Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.
b. Of or relating to an organic compound, especially a fatty acid, containing the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and only single bonds between the carbon atoms.
4. Geology Of or relating to minerals that can crystallize from magmas even in the presence of excess silica.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

If I were to say a sponge was saturated, it would mean it was full of liquid.