fixation
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French fixation.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
fixation (plural fixations)
- The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed or fixated.
- The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements.
- The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
- In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
- A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
- (law) Recording 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.
Translations [edit]
act of fixing
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act of uniting chemically
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state of mind involving obsession
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
fixation f (plural fixations)
- fixation
- Tu ferais bien de vérifier les fixations avant de partir.
