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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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   : the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: such as. a. : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage. b. : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) c. : an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment.

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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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   If you accuse a person of having a fixation on something or someone, you mean they think about a particular subject or person to an extreme and excessive degree. The country's fixation on the war may delay a serious examination of domestic needs.

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   Definition of fixation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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.