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noun

the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.

a point at which some capacity is at its fullest; limit: After a while she reached the saturation point and could absorb nothing more from the lectures.

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Origin of saturation point

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby saturation point

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How to use saturation point in a sentence

If you reach a saturation point for all things water, Deep Creek is also part of Deep Creek State Park and situated near thousands of acres of other park lands.
A visitor’s guide to Deep Creek Lake, Smith Mountain Lake and Lake Anna|Amanda Loudin|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
While Shelerud noted that his clients have seen return on ad spend on the Amazon platform remain at high levels, he said that ads on the marketplace are “running up to the saturation point.”
As privacy changes loom, Amazon stands to reap the greatest reward|Michael Waters|April 6, 2021|Digiday
Once we hit that saturation point where the first tier has all gotten their vaccines, the narrative will shift to blame.
How Inequity Gets Built Into America’s Vaccination System|by Maryam Jameel and Caroline Chen|March 1, 2021|ProPublica
The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST

Deep, situational, and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a POINT!
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.
Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the most important point I want to make is about what the press does now.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
His also was the intellectual point of view, and the intellectual interest in knowledge and its deductions.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Judged from this point of view only, the elasticity provided by the new law is doubtless adequate.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
That is the only point in which one sees Liszt's sense of his own greatness; otherwise his manner is remarkably unassuming.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for saturation point

saturation point

noun

the point at which no more (people, things, ideas, etc) can be absorbed, accommodated, used, etc

chem the point at which no more solute can be dissolved in a solution or gaseous material absorbed in a vapour

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Scientific definitions for saturation point

saturation point

The point at which a substance, under given conditions, can receive no more of another substance in solution.

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