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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescroix de fixation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kʁwa də fik.sa.sjɔ̃/
"Le participant doit fixer la croix de fixation au centre de l'écran."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A visual symbol, typically shaped like a plus sign or cross, displayed on a screen or target to direct a subject's gaze to a specific location prior to a stimulus presentation.
"Participants were instructed to maintain their gaze on the fixation-cross in the center of the display throughout the trial." - 2
A calibration point utilized in eye-tracking apparatuses to measure and align ocular gaze coordinates accurately.
"Before the reading task began, a calibration routine using a central fixation-cross was executed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound combining 'fixation' (derived from the Latin 'fixatio', from 'fixus', past participle of 'figere' meaning to fasten or fix) and 'cross' (derived from the Old English 'kross', from Old Norse 'kross', ultimately from Latin 'crux'). It emerged in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience during the 20th century to designate a visual point of reference used in eye-tracking and psychophysical testing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fixation-cross" is said worldwide
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croix de fixation
Transliteration: /kʁwa də fik.sa.sjɔ̃/
"Le participant doit fixer la croix de fixation au centre de l'écran."
Fixationskreuz
Transliteration: /fɪkˈzaːtsi̯oːnsˌkʁɔʏ̯ts/
"Vor jedem Experiment erscheint ein Fixationskreuz auf dem Monitor."
croce di fissazione
Transliteration: /ˈkroː.tʃe di fis.satˈtsjoː.ne/
"I soggetti dovevano mantenere lo sguardo sulla croce di fissazione."
cruz de fijación
Transliteration: /kɾuθ ðe fi.xaˈsjon/
"Apareció una cruz de fijación en la pantalla para orientar la mirada."
cruz de fixação
Transliteration: /kɾuz dʒi fi.ksaˈsɐ̃w/
"O participante focou o olhar na cruz de fixação."
नजर केंद्रित करने का क्रॉस
Transliteration: nazar kendrit karne ka kross
"प्रयोग के दौरान प्रतिभागी को स्क्रीन पर नजर केंद्रित करने वाले क्रॉस को देखना था।"
注视十字
Transliteration: zhùshì shízì
"实验开始时，屏幕正中会出现一个注视十字。"
응시 십자가
Transliteration: eung-si sip-ja-ga
"참가자들은 화면 중앙의 응시 십자가를 바라보아야 했습니다."
注視十字
Transliteration: chūshi jūji
"実験中は画面の中央にある注視十字を見つめてください。"
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