subsaturation

sat·u·ra·tion

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Definitions of subsaturation word

noun subsaturation the act or process of saturating. 1
noun subsaturation the state of being saturated. 1
noun subsaturation Meteorology. a condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100 percent relative humidity. 1
noun subsaturation the degree of chroma or purity of a color; the degree of freedom from admixture with white. 1
noun subsaturation Magnetism. the state of maximum magnetization of a ferromagnetic material. 1
noun subsaturation the act or process of partly saturating 0

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

1545-55; < Late Latin saturātiōn- (stem of saturātiō) a filling, equivalent to saturāt(us) (see saturate) + -iōn- -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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