fixation
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From Old French fixation.
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
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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.
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fixation f. (plural fixations)
- fixation
- Tu ferais bien de vérifier les fixations avant de partir.