saturated

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Primary colours like reds and blues were bright without being over-saturated, and the overall presentation was lively and relatively accurate.

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  1. adjective Unable to hold or contain more; full.
  2. adjective Soaked with moisture; drenched.
  3. adjective Chemistry Combined with or containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

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  • With the market for cell-phone service saturated, the PC market represents a way for mobile-phone carriers to get more people to buy monthly wireless Internet-access service plans. —  BusinessWeek.com --
  • Since the Czech market is almost saturated, the operators are focusing on increasing their revenues by offering new services rather than by acquiring new customers, experts say. —  Prague Monitor
  • Primary colours like reds and blues were bright without being over-saturated, and the overall presentation was lively and relatively accurate. —  PC World
  • Over-saturated, over-contrasty video contributes to camcorder video looking like camcorder video. —  Macworld
  • [3] Circulating refrigerant enters the compressor in the thermodynamic state known as a saturated vapor and is compressed to a higher pressure, resulting in a higher temperature as well. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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