fixations

Noun

fixation (countable and uncountable, plural fixations)

1. The act of fixing.

   Antonyms:

   movement, change

2. The state of being fixed or fixated.

   Synonyms:

   fixedness

3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
   • Near-synonym: gelling

   Synonyms:

   freezing, gelling

5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
   • Increasingly it is being realised that a modern conurbation's transport problems cannot be solved if there is a fixation on profit and loss in public transport—[...].1962 October, “The Victoria Line”, in Modern Railways, page 218

   Synonyms:

   obsession

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