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fixation

[ fik-sey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
Chemistry.
1. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form.
2. the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
Psychoanalysis. a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification.
a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession:
All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death.

fixation

/ fɪkˈseɪʃən /

the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
a preoccupation or obsession
psychol
1. the act of fixating
2. (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
chem
1. the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
2. the conversion of a free element into one of its compounds
the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form

1350–1400; Middle English fixacion < Medieval Latin fixātiōn- (stem of fixātiō ) a reduction to a fixed state. See fix, -ation

That said, TV shows provide food for the imagination and that entices your fixation to the screen.

But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.

Serdykuov was quietly “amnestied” last week, amidst the global fixation on events in Ukraine.

One Direction's sudden Mumford fixation doesn't always disappoint.

Once he was elected, reconciliation became his primary fixation, and no one could contest the force of his own personal example.

Those stains which are dissolved in methyl-alcohol combine fixation with the staining process.

Nystagmus occasionally occurs in monocular fixation (with exclusion of the other eye).

The result of always using the better eye for fixation is, that fixation is not learnt with the weaker one.

With the aid of a red glass changing fixation is easily produced even without prisms, but never diplopia.

The squint gradually disappeared, but still occurred sometimes on keen fixation.

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