noun The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
noun The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
noun In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
noun A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing. A sexual fetish or turn-on.
noun A sexual fetish or turn-on.
noun 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.
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.