Meaning of "fixation" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF FIXATION

fixation  [fɪkˈseɪʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIXATION

Fixation is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIXATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fixation

Fixation may refer to: ▪ Fixation, the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object ▪ Fixation, a process in the alchemical magnum opus ▪ Fixation in biochemistry, histology, cell biology and pathology, the technique of preserving a specimen for microscopic study ▪ Fixation, the state when every individual in a population has the same allele at a particular locus ▪ Fixation, an operative technique in orthopedics ▪ Fixation maintaining the gaze in a constant direction ▪ Fixation agent, a process chemical ▪ Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds ▪ Nitrogen fixation, a process by which nitrogen is converted from its inert molecular form to a compound more readily available and useful to living organisms...

Definition of fixation in the English dictionary

The first definition of fixation in the dictionary is the act of fixing or the state of being fixed. Other definition of fixation is a preoccupation or obsession. Fixation is also the act of fixating.

SYNONYMS OF «FIXATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fixation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fixation

addiction · complex · hang-up · infatuation · mania · obsession · preoccupation · thing

TRANSLATION OF FIXATION

Find out the translation of fixation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fixation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fixation» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 固定
• Translator English - Spanish: fijación
• English: fixation
• Translator English - Hindi: निर्धारण
• Translator English - Arabic: تثبيت
• Translator English - Russian: фиксация
• Translator English - Portuguese: fixação
• Translator English - Bengali: স্থায়ীকরণ
• Translator English - French: fixation
• Translator English - Malay: Penetapan
• Translator English - German: Fixierung
• Translator English - Japanese: 固定
• Translator English - Korean: 고정
• Translator English - Javanese: Fiksasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cố định
• Translator English - Tamil: பொருத்துதல்
• Translator English - Marathi: स्थिरता
• Translator English - Turkish: tespit
• Translator English - Italian: fissazione
• Translator English - Polish: utrwalenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: фіксація
• Translator English - Romanian: fixare
• Translator English - Greek: στερέωση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: fiksasie
• Translator English - Swedish: fixering
• Translator English - Norwegian: fiksering

8 QUOTES WITH «FIXATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fixation.

1

David Blaine

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.

2

Billy Campbell

The first trip I remember taking was on the train from Virginia up to New York City, watching the summertime countryside rolling past the window. They used white linen tablecloths in the dining car in those days, and real silver. I love trains to this day. Maybe that was the beginning of my fixation with leisurely modes of travel.

3

Linford Christie

But I sometimes think we have too much of a fixation about 2012.

4

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

It's so easy today to get swept up in celebrity fixation and materialism and searching for some validation outside of yourself when we know it's really found within and through meaningful connections with other people.

5

Francois Lelord

Finding love is a fixation now, and that's because although romantic love can sometimes cause a lot of suffering, it can also give people peaks of happiness that come very close to our ideal of 'the happy state.'

6

David Liss

I was always a big Justice League fan. I always loved Batman, Superman - I have a weird Martian Manhunter fixation.

7

Mark Shriver

I had the fixation that comes with being a Kennedy to be a great man on the big stage.

8

Christoph Waltz

You see, my version of why anyone would want to become an actor is that it's some psychological fixation, something that happened in puberty that you didn't outgrow in time, which is normal. Nevertheless, if you make it a profession, it can be really neurotic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIXATION»

Discover the use of fixation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fixation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nitrogen Fixation

This book provides an introductory-level survey of biological nitrogen fixation, covering the role of the process in the global nitrogen cycle as well as its biochemistry, physiology, genetics, ecology, general biology and prospects for its ...

John Postgate, 1998

Elements of Fracture Fixation

New topics included in this edition are: totally novel concepts of screw design and effective plate fixation, methods in osteoporotic bone stabilization, biomechanics of elastic stable intramedullary nail, innovative methods and devices to ...

Anand J. Thakur, 2012

Nitrogen Fixation by Free-living Micro-organisms

This 1976 volume provides information, presented at an international symposium in Edinburgh, on the free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria and blue-green algae.

William Duncan Patterson Stewart, 1975

From Fixation to Freedom - The Enneagram of Liberation

In this book, Eli gives us the map of the prison of mind and the keys to freedom. "Eli's profound teaching of the Enneagram is support for true self-investigation. His model of the ego is useful for all seekers after truth.

Eli Jaxon-Bear, 2012

Biological Nitrogen Fixation

Nitrogen fixation by photosynthetic bacteria. Nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria. Nitrogen fixation by methanogenic bacteria. Associative nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Actinorhizal symbioses. Ecology of bradyrhizobium and rhizobium.

Gary Stacey, Robert H. Burris, Harold J. Evans, 1992

Internal Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone

This book is designed to present both current clinical techniques and cutting-edge knowledge in pre-clinical research on the internal fixation of osteoporotic bone.

Yuehuei H. An, 2011

Genetics and Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation in Free-Living ...

This book is the self-contained second volume of a comprehensive seven-volume series. No other available work provides the up-to-date and in-depth coverage of this series and this volume.

Werner Klipp, Bernd Masepohl, John R. Gallon, 2006

Manual of Internal Fixation in the Cranio-Facial Skeleton.: ...

This manual provides comprehensive information on the surgical techniques in internal fixation of fractures, in restoring tumour defects, and osteotomies in the craniofacial skeleton.

Joachim Prein, 1998

Nitrogen Fixation: Fundamentals and Applications: ...

Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 28--June 3, 1995

Igor A. Tikhonovich, 1995

External Fixation in Orthopedic Traumatology

The book highlights the indications for external fixation and provides an evidenced based guide to both the specialist orthopedic surgeon and the trainee.

David Seligson, Cyril Mauffrey, Craig S. Roberts, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIXATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fixation is used in the context of the following news items.

Is MMRDA planning to apprach SC over Metro fare fixation?

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) seems to be unhappy with the report submitted by Fare Fixation Committee to ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

Germany's debt fixation might do more damage

As the minutes tick down before Sunday's deadline for Greece to reach an agreement with its creditors or else face bankruptcy, the Greeks and ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»

Teachers' Package: Fixation Pattern of 2010-11 to Continue

In case the teachers appointed after 2011-12 become excess after staff fixation is done in the 1:45 ratio from 2015-16, such teachers will be ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

Syriza's German fixation?

The Greek people have spoken. In an historic referendum, they have decisively rejected the deal offered by their country's creditors. Within the ... «AzerNews, Jul 15»

Mexico Orthopedic Medical Devices Market 2020 – Arthroscopy …

New Report “Mexico Orthopedic Devices Market Outlook to 2020 Arthroscopy, Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF), Hip Reconstruction, Knee ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»

China Orthopedic Medical Devices Market 2020 – Arthroscopy …

New Report “China Orthopedic Devices Market Outlook to 2020 Arthroscopy, Cranio Maxillofacial Fixation (CMF), Hip Reconstruction, Knee ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»

Our celebrity rom-com fixation: What's really so fascinating about the …

Celebrity-watching tabloid sparks reignited this weekend as on-and-off again lovers Katy Perry and John Mayer spent the holiday together ... «Salon, Jul 15»

No strawberries, just cream: Wimbledon's fixation with white

When you think of Wimbledon, the colour white comes to mind more often than not. Here's taking a look at the tournament's obsession and ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»

Trump's Fixation on Rape and Color

Real estate and entertainment mogul Donald Trump has soared to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates after a rant about Mexican ... «Consortium News, Jul 15»

Violence, not romance, Pakistani pop's fixation

Violence, not romance, Pakistani pop's fixation. . file-05-1436070310023179600.jpg. SENSATIONALIST? Pashto singer Bakhtiar Khattak ... «Arab News, Jul 15»