noun Download 🔗Share The act of fixing. Examples : "The handyman's fixation of the leaky faucet took only ten minutes. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The state of being fixed or fixated. Examples : "His fixation on winning the chess tournament consumed all his free time. " mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements. Examples : "The fixation of nitrogen from the air into fertilizer allows plants to grow. " chemistry substance material compound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm. Examples : "His fixation on the puzzle prevented him from sleeping; he couldn't stop thinking about the next piece. " process chemistry physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat. Examples : "The high fixation of the metal in the oven prevented it from vaporizing during the intense heating process. " material chemistry physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing. Examples : "His fixation on getting a perfect score on the exam made him neglect his other studies. " mind attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "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." law property art media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The population of students in the school showed a fixation for the trait of being a strong math student. There were once several different levels of math ability among the students, but now almost everyone is highly skilled in math. " biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading