fixation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an intense or obsessive preoccupation with a person, idea, or thing

   His fixation on minor errors prevented him from finishing the report.

2. 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.

3. 3
   noun

   the preservation and stabilization of biological tissue for microscopic examination

   Rapid fixation preserved the tissue before the laboratory prepared the slides.

Common collocations

• nitrogen fixation Noun + noun

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.

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