Definitionen
1.NounThe act of fixing.
2.NounThe state of being fixed or fixated.
3.NounThe act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
4.NounThe act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
5.NounIn metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
6.NounA state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
A sexual fetish or turn-on.
7.NounA sexual fetish or turn-on.
8.NounRecording 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."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."
9.NounThe 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.
10.Nounpreservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
11.Nounprocess by which an injury is rendered immobile.
12.NounMaintaining of the gaze on a single location (either momentarily or prolongedly).