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fixation
(encz) | fixation,fixace n: Zdeněk Brož |
Fixation
(gcide) | Fixation \Fix*a"tion\ (f[i^]ks*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
fixation.]
1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
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An unalterable fixation of resolution.
--Killingbeck.
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To light, created in the first day, God gave no
proper place or fixation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.
--Quain.
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A fixation and confinement of thought to a few
objects. --Watts.
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2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in
a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; --
said of gaseous elements.
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3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming
firm. --Glanvill.
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4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by
heat; -- said of metals. --Bacon.
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fixation
(wn) | fixation
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn: arrested development, fixation,
infantile fixation, regression]
2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or
someone [syn: obsession, fixation]
3: the activity of fastening something firmly in position
4: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample
to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had
in the living body [syn: fixation, fixing] |
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complement fixation
(encz) | complement fixation, n: |
complement fixation test
(encz) | complement fixation test, n: |
infantile fixation
(encz) | infantile fixation, n: |
nitrogen fixation
(encz) | nitrogen fixation,fixace dusíku [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
prefixation
(encz) | prefixation, n: |
suffixation
(encz) | suffixation, |
Fixation
(gcide) | Fixation \Fix*a"tion\ (f[i^]ks*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
fixation.]
1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
[1913 Webster]
An unalterable fixation of resolution.
--Killingbeck.
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To light, created in the first day, God gave no
proper place or fixation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
[1913 Webster]
Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.
--Quain.
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A fixation and confinement of thought to a few
objects. --Watts.
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2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in
a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; --
said of gaseous elements.
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3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming
firm. --Glanvill.
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4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by
heat; -- said of metals. --Bacon.
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affixation
(wn) | affixation
n 1: the result of adding an affix to a root word
2: formation of a word by means of an affix
3: the act of attaching or affixing something [syn:
attachment, affixation] |
complement fixation
(wn) | complement fixation
n 1: an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination
inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to
participate in a second antigen-antibody combination) |
complement fixation test
(wn) | complement fixation test
n 1: a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a
particular antigen and complement in order to determine
whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are
present; used as a diagnostic test |
infantile fixation
(wn) | infantile fixation
n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped
prematurely [syn: arrested development, fixation,
infantile fixation, regression] |
nitrogen fixation
(wn) | nitrogen fixation
n 1: the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria
and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria |
prefixation
(wn) | prefixation
n 1: formation of a word by means of a prefix |
suffixation
(wn) | suffixation
n 1: formation of a word by means of a suffix |
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