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Meaning of 'fixed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fixed [ a.]
- Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.
- Stable; non-volatile.
2 . Fixed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Fix

Meaning of 'fixed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fixed [ a]
Meaning (1):
- securely placed or fastened or set
Example in sentence:
  • a fixed piece of wood;
  • a fixed resistor
2 . fixed [ s]
Meaning (2):
- fixed and unmoving
Example in sentence:
  • a face rigid with pain;
  • his bearded face already has a set hollow look;
  • with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
Meaning (3):
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.
Example in sentence:
  • frozen prices;
  • living on fixed incomes

Nearby Words:

fix fixable fixation fixative fixedly fixedness fixidity fixing fixity fixture

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