[{"word":"fixation","phonetic":"/fɪksˈeɪʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/fɪksˈeɪʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of fixing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The state of being fixed or fixated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In order to obtain copyright on a recording in the United States, the recording must have been reduced to fixation on or after February 15, 1972."},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["fixedness"],"antonyms":["change","movement"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fixation"]}]