| ADJECTIVE | all | fixed | (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | fixed, set, rigid | fixed and unmoving | |
| all | fixed | securely placed or fastened or set | |
| all | fixed, frozen | incapable of being changed or moved or undone |
| Sounds | fih'kst | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affixed ... unmixed: 6 rhymes with ihkst... | |
| Meaning | (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | determinate | precisely determined or limited or defined |
| Spanish | determinado, fijado, fijo | |
| Catalan | determinat, fix, fixat | |
| Nouns | fixedness | the quality of being fixed and unchangeable |
| Meaning | Fixed and unmoving. | |
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| Example | "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare" | |
| Synonyms | set, rigid | |
| Broader | nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion |
| Spanish | fijo, rígido | |
| Catalan | fix, rígid | |
| Nouns | fixedness | remaining in place |
| fixity | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | |
| Adverbs | fixedly | in a fixed manner |
| Meaning | Securely placed or fastened or set. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | fast, firm, immobile | Securely fixed in place |
| geostationary | Of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth | |
| geosynchronous | Of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth) | |
| leaded | (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead | |
| stationary | not capable of being moved | |
| taped | Secured or held in place by tape | |
| unadjustable | not adjustable | |
| See also | secure | not likely to fail or give ... / give way |
| Opposite | unfixed | not firmly placed or set or fastened |
| Spanish | fijo | |
| Nouns | fixedness, fixity | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment |
| Meaning | incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices". | |
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| Example | "living on fixed incomes" | |
| Synonym | frozen | |
| Broader | unchangeable | not changeable or subject to change |
| Spanish | congelado, fijo | |
| Catalan | congelat, fix | |
| Nouns | fixity | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment |
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