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   fixation

   /fɪkˈseɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something: "our fixation with diet and fitness"
   • ▪ (in Freudian theory) 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 or process of fixing or being fixed: "sand-dune fixation"
   • ▪ the process by which some plants and microorganisms assimilate nitrogen or carbon dioxide: "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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   What does fixation mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   What is fixation in chemistry?

   • the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. Chemistry. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form. 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.

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   What is a fixation & why is it important?

   • Fixations are a minute scanning motion not observable by the naked eye made up of high frequency tremors, slow drifts and micro saccades. These mini-movements serve to refresh the image on the retina. One of the main reasons I like this definition is because we often think of fixation as keeping the eyes completely still.

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   Is there a fixation on pain?

   • There are some people who feel like there's something troubling about a certain sort of fixation on pain. We have some sort of fixation with that. The fixation on a lack of education degree is misguided. But these usage fixations have a tenacious hold. Is it some kind of weird circle fixation?

   FIXATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Fixation can mean the state of being obsessed with something, the process of attaching or preserving something, or the evolutionary change of a trait. Learn more about the different meanings and usage of fixation with examples and translations.

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     FIXATION meaning: 1. the state of being unable to stop...

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     FIXATION definicja: 1. the state of being unable to stop...

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     FIXATION translate: 異常依戀，固戀;癖, （通過裝配或縫製）固定,...

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   noun. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. Chemistry. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form. 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.

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   Fixation is when something is stuck firmly to another surface — or when you mind is stuck obsessively on one person, thing, or idea. Your parents' fixation on healthy foods means fruit for dessert every single night.

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