Meanings
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1
noun
an intense or obsessive preoccupation with a person, idea, or thing
His fixation on minor errors prevented him from finishing the report.
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2
noun
the act of fixing, setting, or fastening something in a definite position or at a definite value
The law transferred fixation of the interest rate from local officials to the central council.
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3
noun
the preservation and stabilization of biological tissue for microscopic examination
Rapid fixation preserved the tissue before the laboratory prepared the slides.
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Etymology
From French fixation and Medieval Latin fixatio, from Latin fixus ('fastened, fixed'), the past participle of figere ('to fasten'). The psychological sense treats attention as if it were fastened to one object.