fixed
adj/fɪkst/ · South-Asia /fɪks(ᵻ)ɖ/
12 senses
- 1Attached; affixed.
- 2Unable to move; unmovable.
- 3Unable to change or vary.
- 4Unlikely to change; stable.
- 5Chemically stable.
- 6Supplied with what one needs.
- 7Recorded on a permanent medium.
- 8Surgically rendered sterile (e.g. spayed, neutered, or…
- 9Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
- 10Resolved; corrected.
- 11Repaired.
- 12Being one of the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and…
1
Attached; affixed.
- The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:
2
Unable to move; unmovable.
3
Unable to change or vary.
- fixed assets
- I work fixed hours for a fixed salary.
2 more examples
- Every religion has its own fixed ideas.
- He looked at me with a fixed glare.
4
Unlikely to change; stable.
5
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Chemically stable.
6
Supplied with what one needs.
- She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements.
- How are you fixed for money?
7
Law Of sound Recorded on a permanent medium.
- In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972.
- a fixed tomcat
- the she-cat has been fixed
9
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
- The mob made a lot of money from fixed horse races.
- The U.S. often relied on fixed elections to keep anti-communist dictatorships in power.
10
Of a problem Resolved; corrected.
11
Repaired.
12
Astrology, Human sciences, Mysticism, Philosophy, Sciences Being one of the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius, associated with stability, permanence, and preservation.
- Derived terms
48 terms
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