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fixed

[ fikst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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: unvarying, firm, steady, constant
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.
1. (of an element) taken into a compound from its free state.
2. 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 /

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

Origin of fixed¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; fix + -ed ²

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