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fixative

/fik-suh-tiv/US // ˈfɪk sə tɪv //UK // (ˈfɪksətɪv) //

固定剂,定影剂,固定液,固定器

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : serving to fix; making fixed or permanent.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also fix·a·tif [fik-suh-tiv, -teef]. /ˈfɪk sə tɪv, -ˌtif/.

    • : a fixative substance, as a gummy liquid sprayed on a drawing to prevent blurring, or a solution for killing, hardening, and preserving material for microscopic study.
    • : Also called fixer. Photography. a chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation.
    • : a substance that retards evaporation, as in the manufacture of perfume.

Examples

  • I sent a shower of spray from the fixative over the canvas, and said: “Well, go on.”

  • Of these, Lang's corrosive sublimate solution is decidedly the best all-round "fixative."

  • Heat your fixative as you would sealing wax, over a candle, also heat the arrow and the metal head.

  • Bandoline, a fixative for keeping hair in curl is commonly prepared from carrageen.

  • Scotty wiped both with fixative and put them on the floor to dry.

  • Baldwin brought a bottle of fixative and sprayed the drawing through a blowpipe.