interfixation

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noun

The act or process of interfixing.

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Meanings

interfixation1

nouninterfixation (countable and uncountable, plural interfixations)

plural interfixations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of interfixing.

interfixation2

adjectiveinterfixation (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween fixations of the eyeballs.

    Interfixation distance is the metric that is often used to measure how readers space their fixations.

    2012, Keith Rayner, Eye Movements in Reading: Perceptual and Language Processes

Origin

interfixation · noun

From interfix + -ation.

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interfixation · adjective

From inter- + fixation.

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Cite this entry
APA

interfixation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfixation

MLA

“interfixation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfixation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interfixation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfixation.

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