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Fixation
Fixation Fix*a"tion (f[i^]ks*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
fixation.]
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. --Glanvill.
4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by
heat; -- said of metals. --Bacon.
Meaning of Fixation from wikipedia
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fixation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fixation may
refer to:
Carbon fixation, a
biochemical process,
usually driven by photosynthesis,...
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Nitrogen fixation is a
chemical process by
which molecular dinitrogen (N 2) is
converted into
ammonia (NH 3). It
occurs both
biologically and abiologically...
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Fixation in
orthopedics is the
process by
which an
injury is
rendered immobile. This may be
accomplished by
internal fixation,
using intramedullary rod...
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Fixation (German: Fixierung) is a
concept (in
human psychology) that was
originated by
Sigmund Freud (1905) to
denote the
persistence of anachronistic...
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Internal fixation is an
operation in
orthopedics that
involves the
surgical implementation of
implants for the
purpose of
repairing a bone, a
concept that...
- Oral
fixation may
refer to: In psychology: Oral stage, a term used by
Sigmund Freud to
describe the child's
development during the
first 18
months of life...
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Fixation disparity is a
tendency of the eyes to
drift in the
direction of the heterophoria.
While the
heterophoria refers to a fusion-free
vergence state...
- In
computer network security,
session fixation attacks attempt to
exploit the
vulnerability of a
system that
allows one
person to
fixate (find or set)...
- In the
fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology,
fixation is the
preservation of
biological tissues from
decay due to
autolysis or putrefaction...
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External fixation is a
surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and
wires are
inserted and
affixed into bone and then exit the body to be
attached to...
