fixed-length
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Prisoners on standard determinate sentences - a fixed-length prison term - could move to the post-custody stage after serving one-third of their sentence providing they behave well.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
The sentence was a record for a fixed-length prison term.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
This is the only way to order one of the popular solo loop straps with your Apple Watch, as those fixed-length straps are only sold through Apple.
From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021
The new pressure sensor, called a fixed-length optical cavity, compares the speed of a laser travelling through a gas-filled cavity with that of an identical beam in a vacuum.
From Nature ● Jun. 20, 2019
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