saturation

noun

Definition of saturationnext
as in contrast

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Recent Examples of saturation Yes, a bit of deception has long been standard in listing photos — a wide lens, a bit of color saturation to make a viewless window appear brighter — but the tools today are more sophisticated, cheaper, and pretty ubiquitous. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026 When worn day and night, the Circa can keep tabs on health metrics including your heart rate and blood oxygen saturation that can help detect conditions such as asthma and sleep apnea. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 21 July 2026 And by week, Cyber Week ranked sixth of all weeks for deal saturation. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 According to the company, engineers recorded successful sensor saturation and optical disruption across multiple test configurations, providing data to support future product development and integration into Tekne’s tactical systems. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for saturation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturation
  1. contrast
  2. brightness
  3. chroma
  4. value
  5. lightness
  6. chromaticity
Noun
  • Samuel’s skill set is a good contrast to what Mike Evans brings.
    — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • San Diego’s offense, by contrast, totaled 12 hits, the loudest being rookie Jase Bowen’s first career home run in the bottom of the fourth.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of contrast
Noun
  • In practice, though, adoption remains inconsistent, regulations vary by country, and many vehicles still rely on brute-force brightness rather than precision.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Pixel 10a has a 2,424-by-1,080-pixel display, a semi-variable refresh rate ranging from 60Hz to 120Hz, and a whopping 3,000-nit brightness.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Knowing elements like hue, value, chroma, and whether a color is warm or cool can all guide you towards picking hues that feel good in your space.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of chroma
Noun
  • In the 1960s, the previous owner reached an agreement with Peninsula Open Space Trust, a nonprofit, with the intent of protecting the property's recreational and agricultural value.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The company has developed partnerships with Equinox, Lifetime, Barry’s Bootcamp, F45 and even the Delta One lounge at JFK to make structured recovery a customer value add.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • What character does is govern how a person understands and inhabits these qualities with humanity, with justice, with humility, with the appropriate lightness of not confusing oneself for one’s category.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And thanks to the lightness of the design, this sofa will also never look too heavy or oversized for your living room.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white.
    — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Validation experiments to mimic lighting, display and sensing applications demonstrated that chromaticity, a measure of colorfulness separate from brightness, could be controlled with much more precision than the human eye can detect.
    — MEERI KIM | INSIDE SCIENCE, ABC News, 11 July 2021
Definition of chromaticity

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“Saturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturation. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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