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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.
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.
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.
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.
FIXED definition: 1. decided already and not able to be changed: 2. fastened somewhere and not able to be moved. Learn more.
(1) : to change into a stable compound or available form. bacteria that fix nitrogen. (2) : to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study. (3) : to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts. c. : affix, attach. The tables on the ship were fixed to the floor.
