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Webster 1913 Edition
Fixation
Fix-a′tion
(fĭks-ā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
fixation
.] 1.
The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
An unalterable
fixation
of resolution. Killingbeck.
To light, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or
fixation
. Sir W. Raleigh.
Marked stiffness or absolute
fixation
of a joint. Quain.
A
fixation
and confinement of thought to a few objects. Watts.
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.
3.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
Glanvill.
4.
A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; – said of metals.
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fixation
FIXA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of fixing.2.
Stability; firmness; steadiness; a state of being established; as fixation in matters of religion.3.
Residence in a certain place; or a place of residence. [Little used.]To light, created in the first day, God gave no certain place or fixation.
4.
That firm state of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; as the fixation of gold or other metals.5.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm; state of being fixed.