saturation

US /ˌsætʃəˈreʃən/

UK /ˌsætʃə'reɪʃn/

B2

noun

  • Process of totally wetting something

other

  • The point at which a substance is completely dissolved or absorbed into another.
  • The degree to which a color is pure and vivid.
  • The state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
  • The extent to which a market is supplied with a particular product.
  • The extent to which oxygen is dissolved in the blood.

Examples

television's saturation coverage of the World Cup

Demand for the product has reached saturation point.