Serpentine vs. Fixed — What's the Difference?

Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.

Firmly in position; stationary

Subtly sly and tempting.

Determined; established; set

Relating to or associated with serpentinite or soil derived from it.

Not subject to change or variation; unchanging

Any of a group of greenish, brownish, or mottled minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, including chrysotile, a variety of asbestos.

Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.

A metamorphic rock containing serpentine minerals; serpentinite.

Being in a stable, combined form

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

Firmly, often dogmatically held

Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.

Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive

Having the form or shape of a snake.

Supplied, especially with funds. Often used in combination

Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

Illegally prearranged as to outcome

Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.

Simple past tense and past participle of fix

(historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.

Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.

A kind of firework.

Stationary.

A coiled distillation tube.

Attached; affixed.

(maths) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea Category:en:Curves

Chemically stable.

(equestrian) In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.

Supplied with what one needs.

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

(legal) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.

(geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).

(archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.

Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.

Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid.

(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.

A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.

Repaired

A kind of ancient cannon.

Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.

To serpentize.

Stable; non-volatile.

Resembling a serpent in form;

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

Fixed and unmoving;

Securely placed or fastened or set;

Intent and directed steadily;

Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.

Mended or put in working order;

Not increasing as the amount taxed increases

Specified in advance;

Directed with intense concentration;