FIXATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does fixation mean?
• FIXATION (noun)
The noun FIXATION has 4 senses:
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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
Familiarity information: FIXATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FIXATION (noun)
Meaning:
An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
arrested development; fixation; infantile fixation; regression
Hypernyms ("fixation" is a kind of...):
abnormal condition; abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal condition)
Meaning:
An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
fixation; obsession
Hypernyms ("fixation" is a kind of...):
preoccupation (an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
Meaning:
The activity of fastening something firmly in position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fixation" is a kind of...):
attachment; fastening (the act of fastening things together)
Meaning:
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fixation; fixing
Hypernyms ("fixation" is a kind of...):
preservation (a process that saves organic substances from decay)
Domain category:
histology (the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)
Holonyms ("fixation" is a part of...):
plastination (a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened)
