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.
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
The act of occupying something before someone else.