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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Immovable

/ĭmˌ-o͞ov'-əb-əl/ · Im·mov·a·ble · IPA /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
01 a. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundation.
  1. 1.
    Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundation.
    “Immovable, infixed, and frozen round.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remains immovable.
  3. 3.
    Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive.
  4. 4.
    Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n.(Law.) See: Immovable
Phrases & compounds
Immovable apparatus — an appliance, like the plaster of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in place.
Immovable feasts — feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
02 n. That which can not be moved.
  1. 1.
    That which can not be moved.
  2. 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.(Civil Law)