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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 51Թ Forms
- ھ·· [fik, -sid-lee, fikst, -lee], adverb
- ھĻ·Ա noun
- i·ھ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Coventry Building Society became the largest mortgage provider to cut its two-year fixed rate to below 4% on Wednesday as several others also cut rates.
He and his wife live on a fixed income, and the couple are shying away from beef, pork and chicken.
"The president is fixed in his purpose. This trade deficit and offshoring and the loss of jobs has persisted for too long," he said, while acknowledging the measures might lead to a "challenging" economic adjustment.
TSB Bank said it will reduce some two-year fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday, following MPowered Mortgages which trimmed rates across a number of its deals.
For much of my life, mayonnaise had a fixed role.
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