fiksasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fixatie, from English fixation, from Old French fixation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪk.ˈsa.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: fik‧sa‧si

Noun

fiksasi (plural fiksasi-fiksasi, first-person possessive fiksasiku, second-person possessive fiksasimu, third-person possessive fiksasinya)

1. fixation:
   1. (psychiatry, psychology) A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing.
   2. (anatomy, cytology, pathology) preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.
   3. (orthopaedics, surgery) process by which an injury is rendered immobile.
   4. (ophthalmology) maintaining of the gaze on a single location.
   5. (ecology) the act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition

      Synonym: pengikatan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• fiksasi nitrogen

 

Further reading

• “fiksasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.