fixative.
/fik-suh-tiv/US // ˈfɪk sə tɪv //UK // (ˈfɪksətɪv) //
固定剂,定影剂,固定液,固定器
Definitions
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›serving to fix; making fixed or permanent.
n.noun · 名词
- 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.
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