saturation point
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- noun
- /ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən pɔɪnt/
- Specialized
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punto de saturación
- Expansion of the market beyond the E10 saturation point will require greater availability of flex-fuel vehicles and more service stations that can provide the E85 blend.
- reach a saturation point
Eventually you come to the saturation point and then cloud liquid water begins to form.
- Eventually you come to the saturation point and then cloud liquid water begins to form.
Examples
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The air is at its saturation point with humidity, making it feel much hotter outside.
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I think the market will reach saturation point shortly.
Blog text (10) -
"I had reached the saturation point," he later recalled.
Academic text (2003) -
Eventually you come to the saturation point and then cloud liquid water begins to form.
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"I think the amount of restaurants we have on the mall is reaching its saturation point," says Brookville Restaurant owner Harrison Keevil.
Blog text (22) -
This process of analysis was continued until a saturation point was reached between the researcher and eleven clusters of responses that inductively emerged from the process.
Academic text (2006) -
From hour 4 onward, however, the theoretical diffusion continuously increased until the DEHP saturation point in water was reached, after 12 hours of immersion.
Academic text (2008) -
In chemistry, the solution reached its saturation point when no more salt could dissolve in the water.
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After adding sugar to the tea for a while, I realized I had reached the saturation point and it wouldn't dissolve anymore.
Synonyms
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Completely soaked with liquid so it cannot take in more
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a literal combination of 'saturation' (a state of capacity) and 'point' (a specific stage), so it straightforwardly denotes the stage at which capacity is reached. While the exact technical consequences (clipping, loss of detail) are domain-specific, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the general meaning.
Etymology
Saturation point comes from the simple image of a sponge or a glass that soaks up water or sugar until it cannot hold any more; saturation means 'full' and point is the exact moment it stops taking more. So, in chemistry, when a solution reaches the saturation point, it 'cannot absorb more' and extra material will not dissolve.