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English Dictionary: fixation by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fixation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fixation
n
  1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
    Synonym(s): arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression
  2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
    Synonym(s): obsession, fixation
  3. the activity of fastening something firmly in position
  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
    Synonym(s): fixation, fixing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fixation \Fix*a"tion\ (f[icr]ks*[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [Cf. F.
      fixation.]
      1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
  
                     An unalterable fixation of resolution.
                                                                              --Killingbeck.
  
                     To light, created in the first day, God gave no
                     proper place or fixation.                  --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.
  
                     Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.
                                                                              --Quain.
  
                     A fixation and confinement of thought to a few
                     objects.                                             --Watts.
  
      2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in
            a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; --
            said of gaseous elements.
  
      3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming
            firm. --Glanvill.
  
      4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by
            heat; -- said of metals. --Bacon.
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