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Fixation

Meaning

Noun

The
of fixing.
The
or fixated.
The
of
with a
or in a
form;
to a
; -- said of
elements.
The
or process of
to be
and becoming firm.
In
, a state of
to
or
by heat.
  • A
    with a particular person,
    , or thing.
  • A
    or
    ; something one
    in a
    , often
    without the characteristic.
  • In Law:
    Recording a
    in a
    of
    for more than a
    , thereby
    the "fixation"
    for the
    of
    law.
    In Genetics:
    The change in a
    from a
    where
    two
    of a particular
    (allele) to a
    where only one of the
    remains.
    In Cytology & Pathology:
    preservation of
    from
    due to
    or putrefaction.
    process by which an
    is
    immobile.
    In Ophthalmology:
    maintaining of the
    on a
    location.
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    Origin

    fixation
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    fixation
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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