fixed

[ fikst ]

/ fɪkst /

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adjective

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

rendered stable or permanent, as color.

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

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

not fluctuating or varying; definite: a fixed purpose.

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

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

put in order.

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

Chemistry.

(of an element) taken into a compound from its free state.
nonvolatile, or not easily volatilized: a fixed oil.

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

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Origin of fixed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fix, -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR fixed

3 constant, steady, unvarying, unwavering, firm.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fixed

fix·ed·ly

[fik-sid-lee, fikst-lee], /ˈfɪk sɪd li, ˈfɪkst li/, adverbfix·ed·ness, nounsem·i·fixed, adjective

Words nearby fixed

fixation nystagmus, fixation point, fixative, fixator, fixator muscle, fixed, fixed action pattern, fixed asset, fixed assets, fixed bridge, fixed capital

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Example sentences from the Web for fixed

One Air Force official said that with enough time and more money, the EOTS could be fixed.
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People on fixed incomes and government pensions are the first to feel the pain.
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In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.
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The teen refused to drop his knife, according to officers, fixed them with “a 100-yard stare,” and walked toward them.
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Knowledge should be added to, daily, all the time, not fixed, he says.
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The board a has for its base a heavy block of wood b, upon which two upright pins e e, are fixed.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
A further embarrassment comes from the fact that this tone-embroidery found in the i'i is not a fixed quantity.
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These conservatives are not without value, but they can only exist in a fixed state of society.
The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley
Commerce, however, fixed Kinshassa as its base of operation, and its expansion has been astonishing for that part of the world.
An African Adventure|Isaac F. Marcosson
I have a fixed salary of six hundred florins in good hard cash, and my perquisites amount to about as much again.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for fixed

fixed

/ (fɪkst) /

adjective

attached or placed so as to be immovable

not subject to change; stablefixed prices

steadily directeda fixed expression

established as to relative positiona fixed point

not fluctuating; always at the same timea fixed holiday

(of ideas, notions, etc) firmly maintained

(of an element) held in chemical combinationfixed nitrogen

(of a substance) nonvolatile

arranged

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 stabilityCompare cardinal (def. 9), mutable (def. 2)

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

informal illegally arrangeda fixed trial

Derived forms of fixed

fixedly (ˈfɪksɪdlɪ), adverbfixedness, noun

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