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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANSFIXION

transfixion  [trænsˈfɪkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANSFIXION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Transfixion 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 TRANSFIXION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of transfixion in the English dictionary

The definition of transfixion in the dictionary is the act of rendering a person motionless, esp with horror or shock. Other definition of transfixion is the act of cutting through a limb or other organ, as in amputation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANSFIXION


addiction
əˈdɪkʃən
affliction
əˈflɪkʃən
contradiction
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən
conviction
kənˈvɪkʃən
crucifixion
ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃən
depiction
dɪˈpɪkʃən
diction
ˈdɪkʃən
eviction
ɪˈvɪkʃən
fiction
ˈfɪkʃən
friction
ˈfrɪkʃən
infixation
ɪnˈfɪkʃən
infixion
ɪnˈfɪkʃən
interdiction
ˌɪntəˈdɪkʃən
jurisdiction
ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃən
metafiction
ˈmetəˌfɪkʃən
nonfiction
ˌnɒnˈfɪkʃən
prediction
prɪˈdɪkʃən
prefixion
priːˈfɪkʃən
restriction
rɪˈstrɪkʃən
suffixion
sʌˈfɪkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANSFIXION

transferrible
transferrin
transferring
transfiguration
transfigure
transfigurement
transfinite
transfinite number
transfix
transfixed
transfixt
transform
transformable
transformation
transformational
transformational component
transformational grammar
transformational rule
transformational rules
transformative

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANSFIXION

annexion
axion
complexion
connexion
deflexion
defluxion
disconnexion
dorsiflexion
flexion
fluxion
genuflexion
inflexion
interconnexion
irreflexion
Ixion
peaches-and-cream complexion
reflexion
retroflexion
schoolgirl complexion
the Crucifixion

Synonyms and antonyms of transfixion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «transfixion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANSFIXION

Find out the translation of transfixion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of transfixion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «transfixion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贯通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transfixión
570 millions of speakers

English

transfixion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

transfixion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخلالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

transfixion
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transfixação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

transfixion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transfixion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Transfixion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

transfixion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

transfixion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

transfixion
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Transfixion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

transfixion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

transfixion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्तसंक्रमण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

transfiksiyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trasfissione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

transfixion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

transfixion
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transfixion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

transfixion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

transfixion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Transfixion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

transfixion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of transfixion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFIXION»

The term «transfixion» is normally little used and occupies the 109.278 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANSFIXION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «transfixion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «transfixion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about transfixion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANSFIXION»

Discover the use of transfixion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to transfixion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transfixion
Bill Lavender's sixth book continues the investigations of identity and community, language and reality, begun in the earlier books.
Bill Lavender, 2010
2
Functional Reconstructive Nasal Surgery
Transfixion The transfixion is an incision through the membranous septum just in front of the caudal end of the cartilaginous septum (Fig. 4.23). In earlier times, the transfixion was usually made continuous with bilateral in- tercartilaginous ...
Egbert H. Huizing, Johan A. M. de Groot, 2011
3
Surgical Approaches in Otorhinolaryngology
Transfixion incision Main Indications Septorhinoplasties. not transect the cartilaginous septum itself but divides the fleshy part of the columella between the anterior margin of the septal cartilage and the medial crura of the alar cartilages.
‎1999
4
Surgical Approaches to the Facial Skeleton
A complete transfixion incision is made at the caudal end of the septal cartilage and is connected to the intercartilaginous incision. Transfixion is a technique in which the soft tissues overlying the dorsum and columella are separated from the  ...
Edward Ellis (DDS.), Michael F. Zide, 2006
5
Adams's Outline of Fractures, Including Joint Injuries
These have transverse holes at both ends, allowing the insertion of transfixion (' locking') screws through bone and nail under image intensifier radiographic control. This affords greater rigidity as well as resistance to rotation forces allowing ...
David L. Hamblen, A. Hamish R. W. Simpson, John Crawford Adams, 2007
6
Rhinoplasty: An Atlas of Surgical Techniques
Then a unilateral transfixion incision is made on the right side. The subperichondrial dissection is done on both sides and extramucosal tunnels are created superiorly beneath the dorsum. Then with attention directed from the dorsum, the ...
Rollin K. Daniel, 2002
7
Rhinoplasty: A Practical Guide to Functional and Aesthetic ...
In most cases, the bony part of the hump is much smaller than the cartilaginous part. With the endonasal approach, intercartilaginous incisions are connected by a transfixion incision to obtain ample access to the hump. It is important to dissect  ...
Gilbert J. Nolst Trenité, 2005
8
Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Complete Transfixion This incision provides access to the caudal septum, medial crura, and nasal spine. The incision is made with a no. 15 blade, beginning just caudal to the superior caudal end of the nasal septum. The incision extends ...
‎2011
9
An Atlas of Closed Nailing of the Tibia and Femur
In femoral nailing, traction is applied through a distal femoral or upper tibial transfixion pin. In the tibia, the pin is placed in the calcaneum. It is important to align the pin at 90 degrees to the axis of the femur or tibia. Failure to do this may cause ...
Charles M Court-Brown, 1991
10
Internal Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone
The introduction in the 1930s of transfixion pins, the concept of longitudinal distraction, and compression mechanisms led to the more sophisticated devices of Anderson,4 Stader,5 and Hoffmann.6 These devices not only provided a technique ...
Yuehuei H. An, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANSFIXION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term transfixion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not All Strange Burials Are Vampires Or Zombies
... inhumations with evidence of modification of the corpse or skeleton (beheading and other mutilations, including transfixion of the body with nails,” they write. «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): 'The Weir' by Conor …
... finally tells her own climactic and uniquely personal tale, a feeling of communal awe descends over the theater as the laughs subside into hushed transfixion. «Blogcritics, Jul 15»
3
This Week's Newly Announced Concerts: Lyle Lovett, Charli XCX …
... Arcane Haven, Alaya, Bungler, Absala, Claim Your Kingdom, Noesis, CarolAnne, Alt Road, Our Transfixion, Torn at the Seams, Running With Tarantulas, Sat., ... «Riverfront Times, Apr 15»
4
a week in wireless A Week in Wireless – Reflections on MWC 2015
The cruellest times were when your phone confidently proclaimed a connection but no data was forthcoming. This leads to hypnotic transfixion with your phone ... «Telecoms.com, Mar 15»
5
WATCH: Marina and the Diamonds Release New Video For “I'm a …
While this simplicity works well aesthetically, the visual becomes more of a transfixion rather than a journey due to the non-evolution of the camera angles. This ... «mxdwn.com, Feb 15»
6
Is Playing A Videogame For Two Years Worth It?
It's a sort of refugee busker able to justify its corner of transfixion on whatever device can run it. I first began on a Sony Sony Experia computer phone running a ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
7
Getting Deeper Under The Flesh
The transfixion grew in my late teens with the advent of survival horror video games like Resident Evil, and then continued into adulthood through the nostalgia ... «Bleeding Cool News, Nov 14»
8
14 feared dead in K-pop concert accident
The Pangyo Techno Valley Festival featuring 4Minute, T-ara, Junggigo, 2BiC, TransFixion and Cherry Filter was ongoing on Friday, Oct. 17, in Bundang, ... «Tempo, Oct 14»
9
Is A Market Top Forming? 6 Things To Watch For
If you remember the days of the Nifty Fifty you're likely collecting Social Security now, but the transfixion in the early 1970's over a small number of stocks gave ... «See It Market, Sep 14»
10
Robert Plant: lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar
... electronica drive, staccato blasts and vocal sections in Fulani, he is ready to seek the next horizon. Letting us watch with our ears is its own transfixion. Tags. «Paste Magazine, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Transfixion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/transfixion>. Apr 2024 ».
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