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fixed
[fikst]
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.
fixed
/ fɪkst, ˈfɪksɪdlɪ /
adjective
attached or placed so as to be immovable
not subject to change; stable
fixed prices
steadily directed
a fixed expression
established as to relative position
a fixed point
not fluctuating; always at the same time
a fixed holiday
(of ideas, notions, etc) firmly maintained
(of an element) held in chemical combination
fixed 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 stability Compare cardinal mutable
informal, equipped or provided for, as with money, possessions, etc
informal, illegally arranged
a fixed trial
Other Word Forms
- fixedly adverb
- fixedness noun
- semifixed adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Since the Getty news, though, international art attention has been fixed.
Judge Mark Bishop fixed a provisional trial date for 22 June.
Yet “most expenses related to housing are fixed or nonnegotiable, including mortgage payments, water & sewer charges, insurance, fuel, and electricity, leaving maintenance as the largest single category of discretionary operating costs.”
"In these semiconductor islands, certain fixed energy levels are present, just like in an atom," says Strobel.
The patient leaflets for Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro recommend once‑weekly injections on a fixed schedule under medical supervision, indicating the drugs are intended for regular, continuous use rather than occasional or sporadic dosing.
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