fixation

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of fixing.

   Fixierung

   закрепле́ниеzakreplénije, свя́зываниеsvjázyvanije, фикса́цияfiksácija

2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being fixed or fixated.

   Fixierung

3. (countable, uncountable)The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.

   свя́зываниеsvjázyvanije

4. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.

   Near-synonym: gelling

5. (countable, uncountable)In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.

6. (countable, uncountable)A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.

   Near-synonym: obsession

   одержи́мостьoderžímostʹ, навя́зчивая иде́яnavjázčivaja idéja

7. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.

   (countable, uncountable)A sexual fetish or turn-on.

8. (countable, uncountable)Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.

   In order to obtain copyright on a recording in the United States, the recording must have been reduced to fixation on or after February 15, 1972.

9. (countable, uncountable)The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.

10. (countable, uncountable)Preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.

11. (countable, uncountable)Process by which an injury is rendered immobile.

12. (countable, uncountable)Maintaining of the gaze on a single location (either momentarily or prolongedly).

1. They have a fixation on Tom.

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2. My oral fixation is chewing gum.

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3. Tom has a fixation on his mother.

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4. Has Tom got a fixation on you?

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5. Does Tom have a fixation on you?

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