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- [fiks-cher]
- /ˈfɪks tʃər/
- /ˈfɪks.tʃər/
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- [fiks-cher]
- /ˈfɪks tʃər/
Definitions of fixture word
- noun fixture something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc.: a light fixture; kitchen fixtures. 1
- noun fixture a person or thing long established in the same place or position. 1
- noun fixture Machinery. 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. any of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc. 1
- noun fixture 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. 1
- noun fixture Fox Hunting. one of a series of meets scheduled by a hunt to take place at a time and location listed on a card (fixture card) that is sent, usually once a month, to each member of a hunt. 1
- noun fixture the act of fixing. 1
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Origin of fixture
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; variant of obsolete fixure (< Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture
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Parts of speech for Fixture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fixture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fixture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fixture
noun fixture
- device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- component — The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
Top questions with fixture
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