desaturation

British

/ diːˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən /

noun

physics the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour

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Coroner Mary Hassell said he suffered a desaturation and respiratory arrest on 3 November 2024 which went unnoticed for about 30 minutes because the alarm's volume had been turned "too low to be usefully audible".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

At 19:40 there was a further "profound desaturation" and Child N required resuscitation and six doses of adrenaline before he stabilised.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023

But at 05:30 BST, the infant had a profound desaturation.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022

You can also adjust the sharpness and desaturation or tweak the size and position of the image displayed.

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

The team edited that list down to six particularly common effects: overexposure, blur, enhanced edges, heightened contrast, color desaturation and visual snow.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2018

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