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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 Fixations from wikipedia
- Look up
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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Aural Fixations is the
fifth album from
Canadian singer and
guitarist Kim Mitc****. The
album was
released in 1992 and is
certified gold in Canada. This...
- In the
fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology,
fixation is the
preservation of
biological tissues from
decay due to
autolysis or putrefaction...
- Jaschinski,
Wolfgang (2010). "Binocularity
during reading fixations:
Properties of the
minimum fixation disparity".
Vision Research. 50 (18): 1775–1785. doi:10...
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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...
- and owls.
Regular eye
movement alternates between saccades and
visual fixations, the
notable exception being in
smooth pursuit,
controlled by a different...
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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...
- ****uality (1905),
Freud distinguished the
fixations of the
libido on an
incestuous object from a
fixation upon a specific,
partial aim, such as voyeurism...
- to small-scale
hitchhiking effects. They also
found that
neighboring fixations that
changed amino acid
polarities while maintaining the
overall polarity...
