fixation
(noun)
noun
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Similar word(s): regression
Definition categories: state, abnormality
2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
Similar word(s): obsession
Definition categories: thought, preoccupation
3. the activity of fastening something firmly in position
Definition categories: act, attachment, fastening
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
Similar word(s): fixing
Definition categories: act, preservation
Sentences with fixation as a noun:
- 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.