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fixation

/fɪksˈeɪʃən/

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noun

Fijación

The act of fixing.

Examples :

"The handyman's fixation of the leaky faucet took only ten minutes. "

La fijación del grifo con fugas por parte del manitas solo tomó diez minutos.

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noun

Fijación

The state of being fixed or fixated.

Examples :

"His fixation on winning the chess tournament consumed all his free time. "

Su fijación por ganar el torneo de ajedrez consumió todo su tiempo libre.

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noun

Fijación

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. "

La fijación de nitrógeno del aire en fertilizantes permite que las plantas crezcan.

chemistry substance material compound

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Fijación, solidificación

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. "

Su fijación en el rompecabezas le impedía dormir; no podía dejar de pensar en la siguiente pieza.

process chemistry physics

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noun

Fijación

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. "

La alta fijación del metal en el horno impidió que se vaporizara durante el intenso proceso de calentamiento.

material chemistry physics

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noun

Fijación, obsesión

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. "

Su fijación por obtener una puntuación perfecta en el examen le hizo descuidar sus otros estudios.

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noun

Fijación, registro

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."

Para obtener los derechos de autor de una grabación en los Estados Unidos, la grabación debe haber sido reducida a una fijación el 15 de febrero de 1972 o después.

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noun

Fijación

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. "

La población de estudiantes en la escuela mostró una fijación por el rasgo de ser un estudiante fuerte en matemáticas. Hubo una vez varios niveles diferentes de habilidad matemática entre los estudiantes, pero ahora casi todos son muy hábiles en matemáticas.