fixation

1. The act of fixing. (countable, uncountable)
2. The state of being fixed or fixated. (countable, uncountable)
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. (countable, uncountable)
4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonym: gelling
5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat. (countable, uncountable)
6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonym: obsession
7. A sexual fetish or turn-on. (countable, uncountable)
8. 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. (countable, uncountable)

Plural fixations