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Fixation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Fixation : (noun)
1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn: arrested development, infantile
fixation, regression]
2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or
someone [syn: obsession]
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 [syn: fixing]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fixation : \Fix*a"tion\ (f[i^]ks*[=a]"sh[u^]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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Fixation |
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xpornz: Samira POV Fixation - http://www.xpornz.com/video/samira-pov-Fixation-1423513.html |
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thegreenavenger: It was somewhere between finishing the mango and discovering I'd been sucking on the pit for 15 min that I realized I have an oral Fixation. |
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A0K: Hypothesis: rapid growth of the now-mega #energydrink market reflects cultural Fixation on hyper-productivity/ life at a manic pace |
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