fix·a·tion /fɪkˈseʃən/
定置,固定,定色
fix·a·tion /fɪkˈseʃən/ 名詞
固定,注視
fixation
定影
Fix·a·tion n.
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.
4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; -- said of metals.
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fixation
n 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]