fixation

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Synonyms: rixation, fuxation, fication, vexation, filiation, piation, cibation, dilation, taxation, ligation, nivation

Antonyms: rixation, fuxation, fication, vexation, filiation, piation, cibation, dilation, taxation, ligation, nivation

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Noun

The act of [[fix#Verb|fix]]ing.
The state of being [[fixed]] or [[fixate]]d.
{{senseid|en|chemically uniting}}The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of [[volatile]] elements.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
In metals, a state of [[resistance]] to [[evaporation]] or [[volatilization]] by heat.
{{senseid|en|obsession}} {{lb|en|psychology}} A state of mind involving [[obsession]] with a particular person, idea{{,}} or thing.
{{lb|en|legal}} Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
{{lb|en|genetics}} The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene ([[allele]]) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
{{lb|en|cytology|histology|pathology}} preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
{{lb|en|orthopaedics}} process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
{{senseid|en|Q201936}} {{lb|en|ophthalmology|technology|{{w|science of reading}}}} Maintaining of the [[gaze#Noun|gaze]] on a single location (either [[momentarily]] or [[prolongedly]]).

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