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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɪksˈeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fixation.wav Forms: fixations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Old French fixation. By surface analysis, fix + -ation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|fixation}} Old French fixation, {{surf|en|fix|-ation}} By surface analysis, fix + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fixation (countable and uncountable, plural fixations)
  1. The act of fixing. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of fixing): закрепване (zakrepvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kiinnittäminen (Finnish), fixation [feminine] (French), Fixierung [feminine] (German), στερέωμα (steréoma) [neuter] (Greek), megjavítás (Hungarian), 固定 (kotei) (Japanese), fixare [feminine] (Romanian), закрепле́ние (zakreplénije) [feminine] (Russian), свя́зывание (svjázyvanije) [neuter] (Russian), фикса́ция (fiksácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-KlDqCJ~F Disambiguation of 'the act of fixing': 77 1 8 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
  2. The state of being fixed or fixated. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (state of being fixed): fixedness Translations (the state of being fixed or fixated): kiinnittyminen (Finnish), fixation [feminine] (French), Fixierung [feminine] (German), fixare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-mX8Y4xZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 6 1 5 6 18 17 16 5 5 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 4 21 6 2 6 5 15 14 13 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 3 1 3 3 15 21 19 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 20 4 1 5 5 19 14 17 4 5 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 5 1 5 6 18 16 16 4 5 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 25 5 2 4 5 16 17 14 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 25 4 2 4 5 16 16 16 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 24 4 2 4 5 17 16 17 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 25 5 2 5 5 16 16 14 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 26 4 2 4 4 16 15 17 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 22 6 2 6 4 14 16 15 6 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 20 5 2 5 9 18 16 14 5 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 22 4 2 4 10 20 16 13 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 2 24 5 2 4 5 15 16 17 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 27 4 1 4 4 17 16 15 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 38 3 1 3 3 17 13 16 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 25 5 2 4 5 15 18 14 3 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 2 25 4 2 4 5 16 16 17 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 28 4 1 4 4 15 18 16 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 26 5 1 4 4 16 16 17 3 4 2 Disambiguation of 'state of being fixed': 0 38 3 0 10 13 13 9 9 1 2 0 Disambiguation of 'the state of being fixed or fixated': 0 55 2 0 7 9 9 7 7 1 2 1
  3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition): сгъстяване (sgǎstjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), втвърдяване (vtvǎrdjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fikseeraus (Finnish), fosúchán [masculine] (Irish), fosú [masculine] (Irish), свя́зывание (svjázyvanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-en:chemically_uniting Disambiguation of 'the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition': 6 3 67 3 3 2 4 5 5 1 1 1
  4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm): jähmettyminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-o0X7YK82 Disambiguation of 'the act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm': 5 1 4 83 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
  5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-gAVvUjtt
  6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-en:obsession Categories (other): Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 22 4 2 4 10 20 16 13 3 4 2
  7. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
    A sexual fetish or turn-on; something one seeks in a romantic partner, often rejecting partners without the characteristic.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-en:obsession1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 6 1 5 6 18 17 16 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 3 1 3 3 15 21 19 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 20 4 1 5 5 19 14 17 4 5 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 5 1 5 6 18 16 16 4 5 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 20 5 2 5 9 18 16 14 5 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 22 4 2 4 10 20 16 13 3 4 2
  8. (law) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations ((legal) recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration): tallentaminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-45J2uc3g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 6 1 5 6 18 17 16 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 3 1 3 3 15 21 19 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 20 4 1 5 5 19 14 17 4 5 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 5 1 5 6 18 16 16 4 5 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 20 5 2 5 9 18 16 14 5 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 22 4 2 4 10 20 16 13 3 4 2 Topics: law Disambiguation of '(legal) recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration': 1 8 3 0 3 3 9 59 9 2 2 1
  9. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-mneW5SuU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 6 1 5 6 18 17 16 5 5 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 3 1 3 3 15 21 19 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 20 4 1 5 5 19 14 17 4 5 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 5 1 5 6 18 16 16 4 5 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 20 5 2 5 9 18 16 14 5 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 22 4 2 4 10 20 16 13 3 4 2 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  10. (cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cytology, Pathology Translations ((cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction): fiksasi (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-Wf7-9fAH Topics: biology, cytology, histology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of '(cytology, histology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction': 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 7 79 1 1
  11. (orthopaedics) process by which an injury is rendered immobile. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations ((orthopaedics) immobilization of injury): fiksasi (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-FJYegasZ Disambiguation of '(orthopaedics) immobilization of injury': 3 11 4 1 4 4 11 11 13 6 30 3
  12. (ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ophthalmology Translations ((ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location): fiksasi (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-fixation-en-noun-auaosYNm Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences Disambiguation of '(ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location': 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing): fixació [feminine] (Catalan), fiksaatio (Finnish), fixation [feminine] (French), προσήλωση (prosílosi) [feminine] (Greek), fiksasi (Indonesian), fosúchán [masculine] (Irish), greamú [masculine] (Irish), Besätenheit [feminine] (Plautdietsch), fiksacja [feminine] (Polish), одержи́мость (oderžímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), навя́зчивая иде́я (navjázčivaja idéja) [feminine] (Russian), obsesión [feminine] (Spanish), fixación [feminine] (Spanish), afán [masculine] (Spanish)
Derived forms: carbon fixation, circumfixation, cryofixation, fixational, hyperfixation, immunofixation, interfixation, laterofixation, malfixation, nitrogen fixation, nonfixation, osteofixation, overfixation, postfixation, prefixation, quasifixation, refixation, session fixation, vaginofixation, ventrofixation Disambiguation of 'a state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing': 0 7 1 0 8 39 39 2 3 0 1 0

Noun [French]

IPA: /fik.sa.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fixation.wav Forms: fixations [plural]
Etymology: From fixer + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fixer|-ation}} fixer + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fixation f (plural fixations)
  1. fixation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fixation-fr-noun-52tG8Gmf
  2. (psychology, informal) fixation, obsession Tags: feminine, informal Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: fixette, obsession
    Sense id: en-fixation-fr-noun-wj2tQhfq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ation: 18 82 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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      "word": "movement"
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      "word": "immunofixation"
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      "word": "interfixation"
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          "_dis1": "77 1 8 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1",
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        "The state of being fixed or fixated."
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          "fixate"
        ]
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 55 2 0 7 9 9 7 7 1 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "the state of being fixed or fixated",
          "word": "kiinnittyminen"
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          "sense": "the state of being fixed or fixated",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "the state of being fixed or fixated",
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        "The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements."
      ],
      "id": "en-fixation-en-noun-en:chemically_uniting",
      "links": [
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          "volatile"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:chemically uniting"
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 3 67 3 3 2 4 5 5 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sgǎstjavane",
          "sense": "the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "сгъстяване"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vtvǎrdjavane",
          "sense": "the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition",
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