fixedness

Variant of fixed

fixed definition

fixed (fikst)

adjective

  1. firmly placed or attached; not movable
  2. established; settled; set a fixed price
  3. steady; unmoving; resolute a fixed purpose
  4. remaining in the same position relative to the earth a fixed satellite
  5. persisting obstinately in the mind and tending to control the thoughts and actions; obsessive a fixed idea
  6. Chem.
    1. nonvolatile, as a vegetable oil
    2. incorporated into a stable compound from its free state, as atmospheric nitrogen
    3. permanently held, as a fabric dye
  7. Informal supplied with something needed, specif. money comfortably fixed for life
  8. Slang with the outcome dishonestly arranged beforehand a fixed race

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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