fixation
- n an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- n an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- n the activity of fastening something firmly in position
- n (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
fixative
- n a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study
- n a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
fixed-combination drug
- n drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients
flacourtia
- n often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
fixed-cycle operation
- n an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles
fixed-point notation
- n a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention
fixed-point part
- n the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808
fixed-point representation system
- n a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention