An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
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.
The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
The act of fixing.
maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
The state of being fixed or fixated.
The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.