Definitions for fixation

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fixation fix·a·tion

Spelling: [fik-sey-shuh n]

IPA: /fɪkˈseɪ ʃən/

Fixation is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in fixation (afiinotx).

Definitions for fixation

noun

1. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
2. 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.
3. Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
4. Psychoanalysis. a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification.
5. a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession:

Origin of fixation

1350-1400; Middle English fixacion Medieval Latin fixātiōn- (stem of fixātiō) a reduction to a fixed state. See fix, -ation

Examples for fixation

I have called this fixation on the nearest object at hand an American habit.

It only requires a fixation of the specimen for five minutes in absolute alcohol.

One Direction's sudden Mumford fixation doesn't always disappoint.

The question which most interested me was the best method of fixation.

I had the fixation that comes with being a Kennedy,” he writes, “to be a great man on the big stage.

The fixation on elections as “the root of democracy” is doing little to help the downtrodden and keep the peace.

That said, TV shows provide food for the imagination and that entices your fixation to the screen.

The fixation is complete in one minute, and the granulations can be demonstrated.

This was the period of German "fixation," lasting from April to the middle of July.

I've never understood this fixation some people, especially the social striver-parvenu types, have with fancy watches.