fixture

American  

[fiks-cher] / ˈfɪks tʃər /

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 fixturecard 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.

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fixture British  

/ ˈfɪkstʃə /

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

5. 1. a sports match or social occasion

   2. the date of such an event

6. rare the act of fixing

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Other Word Forms

• fixtureless adjective

Etymology

Origin of fixture

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

Example Sentences

Ryabov, 61, has been a fixture in Ukraine’s art scene since the early 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data centers are being presented as permanent fixtures, but the industries they serve are some of the most volatile on earth.

From Salon

The plans were made before the teams for the fixture were decided.

From BBC

Saturday's Premier League fixture at 15:00 GMT is the first time that the two teams have met since Jota's death.

From BBC

Festive fixtures are a big deal in the NFL these days, and despite four of the six teams in action already being out of the play-offs all three games were full-blooded encounters.

From BBC

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment