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fixture

[ fiks-cher ]

noun

  1. something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc.:

    a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.

  2. a person or thing long established in the same place or position.
  3. Machinery.
    1. any of various devices for holding work in a machine tool, especially one for machining in a straight line, as in a planer or milling machine.
    2. any of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.
  4. Law. a movable chattel, as a machine or heating plant, that, by reason of annexation to real property and adaptation to continuing use in connection with the realty, is considered a part of the realty.
  5. Fox Hunting. one of a series of meets scheduled by a hunt to take place at a time and location listed on a card ھtܰc that is sent, usually once a month, to each member of a hunt.
  6. the act of fixing.
  7. British. an event that takes place regularly.


fixture

/ ˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance
  2. a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position
  3. property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it
  4. a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool
    1. a sports match or social occasion
    2. the date of such an event
  5. rare.
    the act of fixing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھٳܰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ھtܰ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture1

1590–1600; variant of obsolete fixure (< Late Latin ھū; fix, -ure ), with -t- from mixture
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture1

C17: from Late Latin ھū a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture )
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In last year's fixture, Mitchell's side remained clinical throughout to clinch a third successive Grand Slam with a 42-21 win in Bordeaux.

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Only five league fixtures remain as their city rivals Celtic prepare to clinch a 55th title and very possibly a ninth treble.

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Sales have slumped, and the brand has faced backlash as Musk became a political fixture in the new White House administration.

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The victory over the Blades left them five points clear at the top and, with a seemingly favourable run of fixtures until the end of the campaign, promotion looked inevitable.

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The governing body which oversees the Italian top flight said the fixtures would be rearranged in due course.

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