Fixate vs Dwell - What's the difference?
fixate | dwell |
To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
To stare fixedly at something.
To attend to something to the exclusion of all others.
(psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner.
(engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
(engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
(electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
(automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
To live; to reside.
* Peacham
* C. J. Smith
To linger (on ) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
(engineering) To be in a given state.
To abide; to remain; to continue.
* Shakespeare
* Wordsworth
As verbs the difference between fixate and dwell
is that fixate is to make something fixed and stable; to fix while dwell is to live; to reside.As a noun dwell is
(engineering) a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.fixate
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(fixat)dwell
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- the parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions
- The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
- I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
- Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.