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fixation
- /fɪksˈeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French fixation. By surface analysis, fix + -ation.
noun fixations
- The act of fixing.
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The state of being fixed or fixated.
Similar: fixedness
- The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
- The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm. Near-synonym: gelling
- In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
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A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
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—[...].
Similar: obsession
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A sexual fetish or turn-on.
Similar: obsession
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
- process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
- Maintaining of the gaze on a single location (either momentarily or prolongedly).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fixing, regression, obsession, arrested development, infantile fixation, fitting, determination, retention, mounting, uptake, settlement, imposition, location, settling, insistence, fitment
Translations
Every language
noun a state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing
| Español | fijación, afán, neura, chifladura, chifladera, chaladura |
|---|---|
| Français | fixation |
| Ελληνικά | προσήλωση prosílosi |
| Русский | одержи́мость oderžímostʹ, навя́зчивая иде́я navjázčivaja idéja |
noun the act of fixing
| Español | fijación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 固定 kotei |
| Français | fixation |
| Deutsch | Fixierung |
| Ελληνικά | στερέωμα steréoma |
| Română | fixare |
| Русский | закрепле́ние zakreplénije, свя́зывание svjázyvanije, фикса́ция fiksácija |
noun the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition
| Русский | свя́зывание svjázyvanije |
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title = {fixation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
