fixed

[ fikst ]
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adjective
  1. fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.

  2. rendered stable or permanent, as color.

  1. set or intent upon something; steadily directed: a fixed stare.

  2. definitely and permanently placed: a fixed buoy;a fixed line of defense.

  3. not fluctuating or varying; definite: a fixed purpose.

  4. supplied with or having enough of something necessary or wanted, as money.

  5. coming each year on the same calendar date: Christmas is a fixed holiday, but Easter is not.

  6. put in order.

  7. Informal. arranged in advance privately or dishonestly: a fixed horse race.

  8. Chemistry.

    • (of an element) taken into a compound from its free state.

    • nonvolatile, or not easily volatilized: a fixed oil.

  9. Mathematics. (of a point) mapped to itself by a given function.: Compare Brouwer fixed-point theorem.

Origin of fixed

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; fix + -ed2

Other words for fixed

Other words from fixed

  • fix·ed·ly [fik-sid-lee, fikst-lee], /ˈfɪk sɪd li, ˈfɪkst li/, adverb
  • fix·ed·ness, noun
  • sem·i·fixed, adjective

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How to use fixed in a sentence

  • Douglas appears to be standing at attention and gazing fixedly ahead, but his eyes were on the Back Watch.

    Michael Daly: My Last Day With JFK | Michael Daly | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The face of the seated man was lowered, but from under heavy brows his abnormally large eyes regarded her fixedly.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • Grenfell gazed at him fixedly, and neither of the men said anything for the next minute or two.

    The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
  • She was staring fixedly at the shop windows as though some dreadful thing had taken shape against the panes.

    An Episode Under the Terror | Honore de Balzac
  • Mrs. Falchion rose to a sitting posture, and looked at the girl fixedly, almost fiercely.

    Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert Parker
  • He did not change his position except as he turned his head to gaze fixedly at the western forest wall.

    A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for fixed

fixed

/ (fɪkst) /


adjective
  1. attached or placed so as to be immovable

  2. not subject to change; stable: fixed prices

  1. steadily directed: a fixed expression

  2. established as to relative position: a fixed point

  3. not fluctuating; always at the same time: a fixed holiday

  4. (of ideas, notions, etc) firmly maintained

  5. (of an element) held in chemical combination: fixed nitrogen

  6. (of a substance) nonvolatile

  7. arranged

  8. astrology of, relating to, or belonging to the group consisting of the four signs of the zodiac Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, which are associated with stability: Compare cardinal (def. 9), mutable (def. 2)

  9. informal equipped or provided for, as with money, possessions, etc

  10. informal illegally arranged: a fixed trial

Derived forms of fixed

  • fixedly (ˈfɪksɪdlɪ), adverb
  • fixedness, noun

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