fix
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6.5
- noun
- /fɪks/
- Specialized
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localización
- All right, I've got a fix on Furlong.
As we discussed, understanding these risk factors is absolutely essential to trying to get a fix on what it is that people get sick and die from.
- As we discussed, understanding these risk factors is absolutely essential to trying to get a fix on what it is that people get sick and die from.
Examples
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Though surveillance satellite reconnaissance has been impaired, we have a fix on our primary target.
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By analyzing the signals, we obtained a precise fix on the vessel's location in the ocean.
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Did they get a fix on us?
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By the time he reached him, the enemy had a fix on the position.
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We have a fix on the package.
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Customs has a fix on two cars going west on Beach.
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What we want is a location fix on 007.
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Coastal radar did have a fix on us before the crash, didn't they?
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ISS module, 32 Delta, this is Cambridge, do you have a fix on us, over.
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A line of neat triangles designating fixes marked forward progress along the course line drawn on the Nav's JN series chart.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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4.5
Finding the exact location of a device using GPS or satellite signals
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3.9
A way to find the exact place of a phone or person using GPS
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2.7
Finding where something is, often using maps or GPS
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6.1
To find the exact place where something is
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
A sudden strong feeling of excitement and energy in a thrilling or stressful situation
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
In navigation a fix is a precise position and the word comes from figere ('to fasten' or 'set'), so to get a fix on your location is to set it firmly and know exactly where you are.