Fixation

  

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Fixation

Definition: Fixation

Fixation

Noun

1. An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.

2. An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.

3. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "fixation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Fixation

DomainDefinition

Chemical Industry

The fixing of a preservative in timber so that it will not leach. Source: European Union. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Conversion of a plant nutrient in the soil from a soluble or exchangeable form to a less soluble or non-exchangeable form. Source: European Union. (references)
 The conversion of elemental nitrogen(N2)from the atmosphere to organic combinations or to forms readily utilisable in biological processes. Source: European Union. (references)
 The process of stabilising soil, including shifting sand, against erosion. Source: European Union. (references)

Health

1. the act or operation of holding, suturing, or fastening in a fixed position. 2. the condition of being held in a fixed position. 3. in psychiatry, a term with two related but distinct meanings : (1) arrest of development at a particular stage, which like regression (return to an earlier stage), if temporary is a normal reaction to setbacks and difficulties but if protracted or frequent is a cause of developmental failures and emotional problems, and (2) a close and suffocating attachment to another person, especially a childhood figure, such as one's mother or father. Both meanings are derived from psychoanalytic theory and refer to 'fixation' of libidinal energy either in a specific erogenous zone, hence fixation at the oral, anal, or phallic stage, or in a specific object, hence mother or father fixation. 4. the use of a fixative (q.v.) to preserve histological or cytological specimens. 5. in chemistry, the process whereby a substance is removed from the gaseous or solution phase and localized, as in carbon dioxide fixation or nitrogen fixation. 6. in ophthalmology, direction of the gaze so that the visual image of the object falls on the fovea centralis. 7. in film processing, the chemical removal of all undeveloped salts of the film emulsion, leaving only the developed silver to form a permanent image. (references)

Mining

A. The act or process by which a fluid or a gas becomes or is rendered firm or stable in consistency, and evaporation or volatilization is prevented. Specif., that process by which a gaseous body becomes fixed or solid on uniting with a solid body, as the fixation of oxygen or the fixation of nitrogen. b. A state of nonvolatility or the process of entering such a state, as the fixation of a metal or the fixation of nitrogen in a nitrate bybacteria. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

The incorporation of radioactive elements, usually fission products, into solid materials in such a way as to insure no significant release over long periods of exposure to the natural environment. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Fixation

Synonyms: arrested development (n), fixing (n), infantile fixation (n), obsession (n), regression (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Fixation

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Location

Noun: location, localization; lodgment; deposition, reposition; stowage, package; collocation; packing, lading; establishment, settlement, installation; fixation; insertion.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Fixation

English words defined with "fixation": anal, anal personality, anal retentive personalityOptography, oral, oral personalityRed liquortrichodesmiumWasserman reaction, Wassermann, Wassermann test. (references)
Specialty definitions using "fixation": Alternative agriculture, Azospirillum brasilensebiogeochemistry, Birkeland, Kristian Olaf, Bone Lengthening, Bone NailsC3 plants, C4 plants, CAM plants, candy kid, Coated Materials, Biocompatible, cryofixationdeviation of eyes, Dinitrogenase Reductaseflitting fliesguide holesHaidinger brushes, Histocytological Preparation TechniquesImmunoglobulins, Fc, Iron-Sulfur ProteinsLeghemoglobinMohs Surgery, Molybdoferredoxin, mouches volantesnif gene, nitrogen fixation gene, Nott's methodOsteogenesis, DistractionPhosphoadenosine Phosphosulfate, Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase, Polydioxanone, PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITYSaccades, serological testvisual axis. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Fixation" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (attachment, binding, determination, fixation, fixedness, fixing, fixture), German (fixation).

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Modern Usage: Fixation

DomainUsage

Screenplays

That, from childhood nightmares to adult schizophrenia, the insect is a common fixation on the human mind - partly because his face seems so evil, partly because he is so indestructible (The Hellstrom Chronicle; writing credit: David Seltzer)

Movie/TV Titles

Oral Fixation (1994)

Fixation (1991)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Fixation

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Lethal Fixation [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  • Biological Nitrogen Fixation Technology for Tropical Agriculture (reference)

  • Fixation (reference)

  • Internal Fixation In Osteoporotic Bone (reference)

  • Microwave Fixation of Labile Metabolites (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Fixation

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Fixation

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Sand dune fixation on the Oregon coast through the planting of Holland grass. Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Fixation

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

In studies that have been controlled for fixation artifacts, hypoxia, and other methodological problems, neuronal cell death has not been detected. (references)

Peter, O., Dupuis, G., Burgdorfer, W., and Peacock, M. (1985). Evaluation of the complement fixation and indirect immunofluorescence tests in the early diagnosis of primary Q fever. (references)

Economic History

Pakistan

These rights shall exist for the period of fifty years starting from the year when fixation was made or performance took place. (references)

Belgium

The directive harmonizes member state legislation on certain neighboring rights concerning fixation reproduction, distribution, broadcasting, and communications to the public. (references)

Political Economy

BELGIUM

Problems regarding first fixation and nonassignability were also solved. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Fixation

"Fixation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Fixation" is used about 240 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%24019,318

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Fixation

Expressions using "fixation": color fixation complement fixation complement fixation test Complement Fixation Tests Fracture Fixation have a fixation about infantile fixation Jaw Fixation Techniques Latex Fixation Tests mother fixation Nitrogen Fixation nitrogen fixation gene Orthopedic Fixation Devices solids fixation Tissue Fixation. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "fixation": fixation-on.

Ending with "fixation": anal-fixation, carbon-fixation, cement-fixation, sand-fixation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fixation

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fixation

37

depression fixation

3

oral fixation

37

fixation mesure sur

3

nitrogen fixation

21

ethanol fixation

3

fixation internal open reduction

17

tissue fixation

3

could fixation not perform

15

anal fixation

3

external fixation

11

cascade fixation yarn

3

error fixation session

11

fixation nero

3

complement fixation

7

external fixation veterinary

2

darkness fixation

7

fixation patella upward

2

fixation speciales

6

direct fixation rails

2

dna ethanol fixation

5

external fixation halo

2

fixation internal

5

fixation implant

2

cascade fixation

4

darkness engage fixation killswitch lyrics

2

error fixation

4

fixation freud oral

2

error fixation nero

4

cranial fixation

2

could fixation nero not perform

4

fixation in lumbar screw spine translaminar

2

cum fixation

4

fixation target

2

carbon fixation

4

fracture fixation

2

error fixation nero session

3

fixation handy interest maintain target

2

device external fixation

3

fixation inter maxillary

2

fixation yarn

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Fixation

Language Translations for "fixation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

fiksim (complex, fastening, fixing, hitch), trashje (condensation, obesity, obtuseness, thickening), shterim (depletion, drain), ngulje (nailing), ngulitje (implantation, inculcation, inculpation), mani (craze, delusion, foible, mania, obsession), ide fikse (idee fixe). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ولوع مرضي, ‏تعلق (affection, appertain, attach, become attached, cherish, cleave, concern, crush, depend, hold of smth., pertain, respect, snag, stick by smb., touch, treasure), ‏تعود (be accustomed to, familiarization, get into a rut, get used to it, habituation, settle, take, take on, wont), ‏تثبيت (confirmation, fixing, fixture, lock, verification), ‏تركيز الرغبة الجنسية, ‏ترسيخ (establishing, establishment, fixing, fixture, solidification, stabilization, substantiation). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

стабилизиране (stabilization), сгъстяване (coagulation, compression, condensation, evaporation, thickening), фиксиране (fixing), втвърдяване (calcification, concretion, congealment, induration, reinforcement, rigescence, sclerosis, set), идея фикс (hobbyhorse, monomania, obsession). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

定像. (various references)

   

Czech

  

utkvìlá představa. (various references)

   

Danish

  

fiksation. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

fixatie (in-cloud scavenging, mounting, rainout, rain-out, supporting). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

fiksaatio, vietin kiinnittyminen, typensidonta (nitrogen fixation), typen sidonta (nitrogen fixation), stabilointi (stabilisation, stabilization, stabilizing), kiinnitys (fastening, mortgage), kiinnittyminen (implantation, nidation), kiinnittäminen (implantation, nidation, restraint). (various references)

   

French

  

fixation (fixedness, fixing, fixture). (various references)

   

German

  

fixierung (definition, recording, setting, specification), Fixation, Bindung (attachment, binding, bond, bonds, commitment, liaison, relationship, slur, tie, weave), Befestigung (attachment, catch, consolidation, defense, fastening, fortification, reinforcement, securing, tying up). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

στερέωση (fastening, fixing). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מקבע (fixture, mounting), קביע" (appointing, determination, establishing, fixing, permanence, stability, steadiness), קבוע (constant, fitted, fixed, fixing, fixture, habitual, permanent, regular, set, settled, stable, standing, stated, stationary, steady, uniform), קבעון, "קבע", "צמ"ות (linkage), עיצ" (insertion, sticking in). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

rögzítés (anchorage, crabbing, fastening, fixing, lashing, locking, setting, stabilization), tartósítás (canning, cure, packing, preserving), lelki komplexus, fixáció. (various references)

   

Italian

  

fissazione (fastening, fixing, obsession). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

凝視 (gaze, stare). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぎょうし (gaze, looking up to, revering, solidified oil, stare), "てい (bottom of a lake, fixing), "ちゃく (adherence to, sticking fast). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

. (various references)

   

Manx

  

ehlley anreiltagh. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

fiksering, binding. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ixationfay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

fixação (allocation, anchorage, definition, determination, fastening, fixture, furnishings, placement, retention, setting, settlement, settling). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

fixare (application, apposition, assignation, attachment, fastening, impress, nomination, retention), statornicire (establishment). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

навязчивая идея (fixed idea, haunter, idee fixe, obsession). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

fiksiranje, fiksacija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fijación (attachment, fastening, fixing). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fixering (fixing, hang up, stare, staring). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ความหลงใหล (fascination, infatuation). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tespit (determination, fixing), sabitleşme, katılaşma (concretion, hardening, induration, rigor, rigour, solidification), düşkünlük (addiction, affection, decay, devotion, dotage, fanaticism, fondness, keenness, mania, partiality, poverty), bağımlılık (addiction, bondage, dependance, dependence, dependency, habit, indulgence, inveteracy, servitude, subjection). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

фіксація (fixing). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự quy định sự ngừng phát triển trí óc, sự l m cho dính lại sự ngưng kết, sự cố định lại sự ấn định, sự đóng chặt v o (affixture, impaction). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Fixation

Derivations

Words beginning with "fixation": fixations. (additional references)

Words ending with "fixation": affixation, infixation, suffixation. (additional references)

Words containing "fixation": affixations, infixations, suffixations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Fixation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fidation, Fidatov, fixator, fixiation. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Fixation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "fixation" (pronounced fiksā"shun)
6-k s ā" sh u nannexation, indexation, relaxation, subluxation, taxation.
5-s ā" sh u ncessation, compensation, condensation, conversation, dispensation, sensation.
4-ā" sh u nfacilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nfaction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Fixation

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-i-i-n-o-t-x"

-3 letters: axion, faint, fixit, infix, taxon, toxin.

-4 letters: anti, axon, fain, fano, fiat, fino, fixt, foin, font, info, inia, inti, into, iota, ixia, naif, naoi, nota, tain, taxi.

-5 letters: aft, ain, ait, ani, ant, fan, fat, fax, fin, fit, fix, fon, fox, ion, nit, nix, not, oaf, oat, oft, tan, tao, tax, tin, ton.

 Words containing the letters "a-f-i-i-n-o-t-x"
 

+1 letter: fixations.

 

+2 letters: affixation, infixation.

 

+3 letters: affixations, exfoliating, exfoliation, infixations, suffixation, transfixion.

 

+4 letters: exfoliations, suffixations, transfixions.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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