Fixation vs. Fetish
Fixationnoun
The act of fixing.
Fixationnoun
The state of being fixed or fixated.
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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.
Fixationnoun
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
Fixationnoun
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
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A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
Fixationnoun
(legal) 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.
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(genetics) 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.
Fixationnoun
The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
Fixationnoun
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; - said of gaseous elements.
Fixationnoun
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
Fixationnoun
A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; - said of metals.
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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the activity of fastening something firmly in position
Fixationnoun
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something
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(in Freudian theory) the arresting of part of the libido at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment
Fixationnoun
the action or process of fixing or being fixed
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the process by which some plants and microorganisms assimilate nitrogen or carbon dioxide
Fixationnoun
the process of preserving or stabilizing (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination
Fixationnoun
the action of concentrating the eyes directly on something
Fetishnoun
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
Fetishnoun
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body.
Fetishnoun
(US) An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession.
Fetishnoun
See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.
Fetishnoun
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
Fetishnoun
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity;
