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.

OTHER WORDS FOR fixed

3 constant, steady, unvarying, unwavering, firm.

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Origin of fixed

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

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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How to use fixed in a sentence

Farming and herding communities across Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia are being forced to settle in new, fixed and thus monitorable communities.
How Beijing Is Redefining What It Means to Be Chinese, from Xinjiang to Inner Mongolia|CHARLIE CAMPBELL/SHANGHAI|July 12, 2021|Time
It’s expensive to build out fixed broadband networks in rural areas like Fallbrook and Rainbow, so many major providers just don’t.
North County Report: Feds Helping to Bridge Digital Divide, for Now|Kayla Jimenez|May 26, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Fathoming one’s gender, an identity innate and performed, personal and social, fixed and evolving, is complicated enough without being under a spotlight that never seems to turn off.
Elliot Page Is Ready for This Moment|Katy Steinmetz|March 16, 2021|Time
In 2012, the researchers calculated a ceiling on how statistically correlated the polarization results can be with the rotations performed at A and B if the rotations occurred in a fixed causal order.
Quantum Mischief Rewrites the Laws of Cause and Effect|Natalie Wolchover|March 11, 2021|Quanta Magazine

One Air Force official said that with enough time and more money, the EOTS could be fixed.
Newest U.S. Stealth Fighter ‘10 Years Behind’ Older Jets|Dave Majumdar|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People on fixed incomes and government pensions are the first to feel the pain.
How Crimea Crashed the Russian Economy|Anna Nemtsova|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1870, the very Germanically-named August Ruengling fixed a harness for a circus rider and obtained free passes for his family.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The teen refused to drop his knife, according to officers, fixed them with “a 100-yard stare,” and walked toward them.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they have high fixed costs—overhead, maintenance, staff, and power.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As men fixed in the grip of nightmare, we were powerless—unable to do anything but wait.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Her eyes, for a moment, fixed themselves with a horrid conviction of a wide and nameless treachery.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The Princess still kept her eyes fixed on Louis, while, in a suppressed and unsteady voice, she answered her governess.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She kept her eyes fixed steadily on his, saying what followed gently, calmly, yet as though another woman spoke the words.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

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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