fixity
[
fik
-si-tee]
/ˈfɪk sɪ ti/
noun
,
plural
fixities
for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being
fixed
; stability; permanence.
2.
something
fixed
, stable, or permanent.
Origin
1660-70;
<
Neo-Latin
fixitās.
See
fix
,
-ity
Related forms
unfixity,
noun
Examples from the web for
fixity
Foremost of all is the lesson of tenacity, of stubborn
fixity
of purpose.
Until recently, the subject of senescence has been dominated by gloomy findings about limits and genetic
fixity
.
As a result, the image hovers strangely between the inorganic, mineral
fixity
of stone and the fluid life of paint.
The practical depth to pile
fixity
is defined as the depth along the pile to the point of zero lateral deflection.
If the pipe pile is used for strength, it should extend to the point of
fixity
below streambed.
First, there is the inherit
fixity
of the delivery function.
The length of the element is equal to the freestanding height of the pile plus the depth-to-
fixity
below the mud-line.
Grotesques are typically characterized by what they lack:
fixity
, stability, order.
However, the potential for failure of the hangers or link eyebars due to
fixity
-induced loadings was also investigated.
Especially focusing on live animal product flows and capital
fixity
issues.
British Dictionary definitions for
fixity
fixity
/
ˈfɪksɪtɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ties
1.
the state or quality of being fixed; stability
2.
something that is fixed; a fixture
Word Origin and History for
fixity
n.
1660s in physics; general use from 1791; see
fix
+
-ity
.