fixture

[ fiks-cher ]

/ ˈfɪks tʃər /

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noun

something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc.: a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.

a person or thing long established in the same place or position.

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.

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.

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.

the act of fixing.

British. an event that takes place regularly.

Nearby words

fixie, fixing, fixings, fixity, fixt, fixture, fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer, fizzle

Origin of fixture

1590–1600; variant of obsolete fixure (< Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture

Related formsfix·ture·less, adjective

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Examples from the Web for fixture

The energy economy has always been a fixture of Texas life, and that has not changed.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carter has also been a fixture on boards and expert panels, in think tanks and at universities.
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And in California, where carports are already common, solar canopies have become a fixture.
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Since Bridesmaids, McCarthy has been a fixture at the box office, with at least one new starring vehicle every year.
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In 1998, he became a regular Tuesday fixture, assisting viewers in relationship issues and offering general life advice.
It’s Time to Turn Off TV Doctors|April Siese|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The short ladder was a fixture and he couldn't move it from its place, even if it had been long enough to be of any use.
Nurse Heatherdale's Story|Mary Louisa Molesworth
This casting is mounted on a fixture which is bolted to the main table.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones
He had become a fixture when we came back, but he always shunned advances from my family.
The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson|Laura Dent Crane
This fixture is so constructed that all waste pipes and trap come under the floor level with no way of getting to them from below.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble
In fact, the whole of the fittings are so contrived that they have the appearance of fixture.
The Gastronomic Regenerator:|Alexis Soyer

British Dictionary definitions for fixture

fixture

/ (ˈfɪkstʃə) /

noun

an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance

a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position

property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it

a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool

mainly British

a sports match or social occasion
the date of such an event

rare the act of fixing

Derived Formsfixtureless, adjective

Word Origin for fixture

C17: from Late Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture)

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Word Origin and History for fixture

fixture

1590s, "act of fixing," perhaps from fix (v.) on model of mixture. Meaning "anything fixed or securely fastened" is from 1812.

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