| immovable | 1. That which can not be moved. 2. Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as servitudes. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin. "Immovable, infixed, and frozen round." (Milton) 2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remain immovable. 3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. 4. Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. <medicine> See Immovable, Immovable apparatus, feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| immovable bandage | A bandage of cloth impregnated with plaster of Paris, liquid glass, or the like, which hardens soon after its application. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immovable joint | A union of two bones by fibrous tissue such that there is no joint cavity and almost no motion possible; the types of fibrous joints are sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. Synonym: articulatio fibrosa, immovable joint, junctura fibrosa, synarthrodia, synarthrodial joint. (05 Mar 2000) |