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fixed  (fkst)
adj.
1. Firmly in position; stationary.
2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price.
3. Not subject to change or variation; constant: pensioners on a fixed income.
4. Chemistry
a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.
b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen.
5.
a. Firmly, often dogmatically held: fixed beliefs.
b. Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive: a fixed, delusive notion.
6. Supplied, especially with funds or needs. Often used in combination: a well-fixed bachelor.
7. Illegally prearranged as to outcome: a fixed election.

fixed·ly (fksd-l) adv.
fixed·ness n.

fixed
Adjective
1. attached or placed so as to be immovable
2. stable: fixed rates
3. unchanging and appearing artificial: a fixed smile
4. established as to relative position: a fixed point
5. always at the same time
6. (of ideas) firmly maintained
7. Informal equipped or provided for, esp. with money or possessions
8. Informal illegally arranged: a fixed trial
fixedly [fix-id-lee]
Adverb
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fixed - (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
determinate - precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
2.fixed - fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
3.fixed - securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"
secure - not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened
4.fixed - incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"

fixed
adjective 1. inflexible, set, steady, resolute, unwavering, unflinching, unblinking, unbending, undeviating << OPPOSITE wavering
adjective 2. immovable, set, established, secure, rooted, permanent, attached, anchored, rigid, made fast << OPPOSITE mobile
adjective 4. (Informal) rigged, framed, put-up, manipulated, packed
Translations

fixed [fɪkst] adj [prices etc] → fijo;
how are you fixed for money? (col) → ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
fixed [fɪkst] fix adj [prices etc] → fixe;
there's a fixed charge → il y a un prix forfaitaire;
how are you fixed for money? (inf) → question fric, ça va?
fixed [fɪkst] fix adjfest;
(ideas) → fix;
(smile) → starr;
fixed charge fix → Pauschale f;
how are you fixed for money? fix → wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?
fixed [fɪkst] adj [prices etc] → fisso/a;
there's a fixed charge → c'è una quota fissa;
how are you fixed for money? (col) → a soldi come stai?


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Jorindel could not move; he stood fixed as a stone, and could neither weep, nor speak, nor stir hand or foot.
According to the advice forwarded from the members of the Observatory, the gun destined to launch the projectile had to be fixed in a country situated between the 0 and 28th degrees of north or south latitude, in order to aim at the moon when at the zenith; and its initiatory velocity was fixed at twelve thousand yards to the second.
Their being fixed, so absolutely fixed, in the same place, was bad for each, for all three.
 
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