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adjective
- 1. fastened securely in position: "a fixed iron ladder down the port side" Similar Opposite
- 2. (especially of a price, rate, or time) predetermined and not able to be changed: "loans are provided for a fixed period" Similar Opposite
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FIXED definition: 1. arranged or decided already and not able to be changed: 2. A fixed idea is one that someone is…. Learn more.
1. a. : securely placed or fastened : stationary. b (1) : nonvolatile. (2) : formed into a chemical compound. c (1) : not subject to change or fluctuation. a fixed income. (2) : firmly set in the mind. a fixed idea. (3) : having a final or crystallized form or character. (4) : recurring on the same date from year to year. fixed holidays. d.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2. You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary. They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly. ...a world without fixed laws. Tickets will be printed with fixed entry times. Many restaurants offer fixed-price menus. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2.
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.
Something fixed is rigidly set or placed. A fixed point does not move, as in this quote: “She was his North Star, the fixed point round which his world turned” (from David Gemmell’s Fall of Kings ). Anything described as fixed is unchangeable.
FIX definition: 1. to repair something: 2. to arrange or agree a time, place, price, etc.: 3. to fasten something…. Learn more.
1. Firmly in position; stationary: a fixed dwelling. 2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price. 3. Not subject to change or variation; unchanging: pensioners on a fixed income. 4. Chemistry. a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile. b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen. 5. a.
Definition of fixed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fixed meaning, definition, what is fixed: firmly fastened to a particular position...: Learn more.
1. a. : to make firm, stable, or stationary. We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow. Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman. b. : to give a permanent or final form to: such as. (1) : to change into a stable compound or available form. bacteria that fix nitrogen. (2) : to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study. (3)