Background for fixations

fixations

/fɪkˈseɪʃənz/ /fɪkˈseɪʃnz/

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noun

The act of fixing.

Examples :

"The artist's many fixations on small details made the painting take a very long time to complete. "

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The state of being fixed or fixated.

Examples :

"The child's fixations on dinosaurs and space exploration made him an expert in both subjects at a very young age. "

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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 fixations of dyes onto fabric prevent the colors from washing out during laundry. "

chemistry substance process condition

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The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.

Examples :

"The art restorer used special lamps to accelerate the fixations of the paint layers on the old canvas. "

process mind physiology

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In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.

Examples :

"The fixations of the solder prevented it from vaporizing even under the high heat of the torch. "

material substance chemistry physics technical industry science

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

Examples :

"His fixations on collecting vintage comic books left him with little time or money for anything else. "

mind person tendency

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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 art media right

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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 :

"After many generations of breeding only white rabbits, the farm experienced several fixations; for example, the brown fur allele disappeared entirely, leaving only the white fur allele in the rabbit population's gene pool. "

biology organism science