fixation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of fixing.

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   movementchange

2. The state of being fixed or fixated.

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   Synonyms

   fixedness

3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.

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4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.

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   freezinggelling

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   Near-synonym: gelling

5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.

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6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.

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   obsession

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   Increasingly it is being realised that a modern conurbation's transport problems cannot be solved if there is a fixation on profit and loss in public transport—[...].

   Near-synonym: obsession

7. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing. A sexual fetish or turn-on.

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8. Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.

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   In order to obtain copyright on a recording in the United States, the recording must have been reduced to fixation on or after February 15, 1972.

9. The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.

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10. preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.

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11. process by which an injury is rendered immobile.

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12. Maintaining of the gaze on a single location (either momentarily or prolongedly).

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    • of reading

Noun

1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

   Synonyms

   arrested developmentinfantile fixationregression

   Broader terms

   abnormalityabnormalcy

2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

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   obsession

   Broader terms

   preoccupation

3. the activity of fastening something firmly in position

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   fasteningattachment

4. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

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   fixing

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   preservation