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Fastening vs Fixation - What's the difference?

fastening | fixation |

As nouns the difference between fastening and fixation

is that fastening is a hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together while fixation is the act of fixing.

As a verb fastening

is present participle of to fasten.

fastening

English

Verb

(head)
  • Present participle of to fasten.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together

    • fixation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of fixing.
  • The state of being fixed or fixated.
  • The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
  • The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
  • In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
  • A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea or thing.
  • (legal) 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.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being fixed) fixedness

    Antonyms

    * (act of fixing) movement, change