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fixation
[ fik-sey-shuhn ]
/ fÉȘkËseÉȘ ÊÉn /
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noun
the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
Chemistry.
- reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form.
- the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
Psychoanalysis. a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification.
a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession: All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death.
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Origin of fixation
OTHER WORDS FROM fixation
non·fix·a·tion, nounWords nearby fixation
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British Dictionary definitions for fixation
fixation
/ (fÉȘkËseÉȘÊÉn) /
noun
the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
a preoccupation or obsession
psychol
- the act of fixating
- (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
chem
- the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
- the conversion of a free element into one of its compounds
the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form
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