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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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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 ( def ).
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
- informal.equipped or provided for, as with money, possessions, etc
- informal.illegally arranged
a fixed trial
Derived Forms
- ˈھԱ, noun
- fixedly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ھ·· [fik, -sid-lee, fikst, -lee], adverb
- ھĻ·Ա noun
- i·ھ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"I know that it would be a short-term victory if we just went out and chased all these votes and fixed it," she said.
Mina shares her dream of raising children outside of the fixed binaries of gender.
Meant as a temporary measure, the so-called Nixon shock of 1971 caused the dollar to drop, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates established after the end of World War II.
"We don't need to be fixed. We need to be supported. But the answer isn't erasing autism, it's building a more inclusive world for all of us."
And in the space where all that striving used to live, something unexpected arrived: love that didn’t need to be chased, fixed or earned.
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