adj.
Pronunciation: ' fikst
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 a : securely placed or fastened : STATIONARY b (1) : NONVOLATILE (2) : formed into a chemical compound c (1) : not subject to change or fluctuation <a fixed income> (2) : firmly set in the mind <a fixed idea> (3) : having a final or crystallized form or character (4) : recurring on the same date from year to year < fixed holidays> d : IMMOBILE , CONCENTRATED <a fixed stare>
2 : supplied with something (as money) needed <comfortably fixed >
– fixed · ly \ ' fik-s ə d-l ē , ' fikst-l ē \ adverb
– fixed · ness \ ' fik-s ə d-n ə s, ' fiks(t)-n ə s \ noun