Fix"a*ble (-*b'l), a. Capable of being fixed.
Fix*a"tion (fks*"shn), n. [Cf. F. fixation.] 1. The act of fixing, or
the state of being fixed.
An unalterable fixation of resolution.
Killingbeck.
To light, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or
fixation.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.
Quain.
A fixation and confinement of thought to a few objects.
Watts.
2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid
form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous
elements.
3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
Glanvill.
4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; --
said of metals. Bacon.
Fix"a*tive (?), n. That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings,
as a mordant.
Fixed (fkst), a. 1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established;
firm; imovable; unalterable.