n. | 1. | The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed. |
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. | |
4. | A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; - said of metals. |
Noun | 1. | fixation - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
2. | fixation - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone Synonyms: obsession | |
3. | fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position | |
4. | fixation - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body Synonyms: fixing |