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   Fix·a·tion

   /fikˈsāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something: "our fixation with diet and fitness"
   • ▪ the arresting of part of the libido at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment: "fixation at the oral phase might result in dependence on others"
   • 2. the action of making something firm or stable: "sand dune fixation"
   • ▪ the process by which some plants and microorganisms incorporate gaseous nitrogen or carbon dioxide to form nongaseous compounds: "his work on nitrogen fixation in plants"
   • ▪ the process of preserving or stabilizing (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination: "biopsy specimens were placed in cassettes before fixation in formalin"
   • 3. the action of concentrating the eyes directly on something: technical "during the period of total blindness there was a complete absence of visual fixation"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as an alchemical term denoting the process of reducing a volatile spirit or essence to a permanent bodily form): from medieval Latin fixatio(n-), from fixare (see fix).

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   fixation: [noun] the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: such as. a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage. stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration). an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment.

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   FIXATION definition: 1. the state of being unable to stop thinking about something or someone, or an unnaturally strong…. Learn more.

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   FIXATION meaning: 1. the state of being unable to stop thinking about something or someone, or an unnaturally strong…. Learn more.

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   Fixation definition: the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.. See examples of FIXATION used in a sentence.

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   fixation: 1 n the activity of fastening something firmly in position Type of: attachment , fastening the act of fastening things together n an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely Synonyms: arrested development , infantile fixation , regression Type of: abnormalcy , abnormality an abnormal physical condition resulting ...

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   Definition of fixation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 meanings: 1. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed 2. a preoccupation or obsession 3. psychology a. the act of.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define fixation. fixation synonyms, fixation pronunciation, fixation translation, English dictionary definition of fixation. n. 1. The act or process of fixing or fixating: the fixation of nitrogen by bacteria. 2. An obsessive preoccupation. 3. Psychology A strong attachment to a...

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    FIXATION definition: a very strong interest in a particular person or thing: . Learn more.

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    fixation meaning, definition, what is fixation: a very strong interest in or love for so...: Learn more.