Definition of saturation point in US English:
saturation point
nounˌsaCHəˈrāSHən ˌpointˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən ˌpɔɪnt
Chemistry 1The stage at which no more of a substance can be absorbed into a vapor or dissolved into a solution.
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- The layering seen in a solution which has passed its saturation point resembles the layering seen when two insoluble substances are mixed.
- The saturation point varies according to the solute.
- Crystallisation occurs when the concentration of two ions exceeds their saturation point in the solution.
- The goal is to reduce serum uric acid level below its saturation point in extracellular fluid.
- Wood is dimensionally stable when the moisture content is above the fiber saturation point (usually about 30 percent moisture content).
- 1.1 The stage beyond which no more of something can be absorbed or accepted.
the market quickly reached saturation point
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- On the home front, there is some evidence the Irish hotel market is reaching saturation point, particularly with the opening of at least ten hotels in the Dublin area in the past three years.
- Domestic phone usage is nearing saturation point, prompting Korean phone companies to consider expanding into overseas markets and to find foreign partners to help them compete at home, analysts said.
- Virtually all British households subscribed to a weekly paper or magazine, while the collective circulation of daily newspapers showed that the British market had reached saturation point.
- However, with the rental market reaching saturation point in certain areas, it looks as if double-digit growth is a thing of the past.
- I think we're close to seeing a saturation point for film, and film is probably playing too great a role in our cultural development at the expense of other issues.