单词 | point of saturation |
释义 | > as lemmaspoint of saturation point of saturation n. the point at which saturation occurs (in various senses of the noun); frequently figurative; cf. saturation point n. at Compounds 3. [Originally after post-classical Latin punctum saturationis (1666 in the passage translated in quot. 1677).] ΚΠ 1677 J. W. tr. O. Tachenius Hippocrates Chymicus x. 25 It is made much more excellent and perfect from crude Vitriol dissolved in water, and Liquor of Tartar poured upon it, until it cease to be troubled, which point of Saturation [L. puntum saturationis] is not found without difficulty, for if it exceed but one drop, it turns the mixture either into Vitriol or Alcaly. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 20 The instant when such proportions of the two saline substances are mixed together, that the one is incorporated with as much of the other as it can possibly take up, is called the Point of Saturation. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. ix. 298 Reliance for probity was placed..on the greatness of the salaries; as if there were a point of saturation in cupidity. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. ii. ii. §1. 328 This vapour remains invisible until the air containing it is cooled down below its dew-point, or point of saturation. 1955 Trans. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 74 652/2 There is a very sudden and sharp point of saturation where the voltage across the core winding will drop to zero. 2013 A. Nava Wonder & Exile in New World i. 11 Though wonder and exile are universal experiences, my study argues that they reach a point of saturation in the momentous events surrounding the Discovery of the New World and in the bewildering events that follow. < as lemmas |
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