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 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.

fixture

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• fixtureless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture¹

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

Example Sentences

The Premier League has agreed to move games involving Arsenal and Crystal Palace in December to ease fixture congestion.

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He played in the last Gentlemen v Players fixture in the summer of 1962 and made his Test debut later that year against Pakistan.

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Overall sales for the tournament, which runs from 12 June to 5 July, have increased 171% compared to the previous week with a 265% upturn in India fixtures.

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Hearts travel to Aberdeen and Motherwell next but do not have a European fixture in between like their rivals.

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Newcastle have failed to score more than once in all of their nine winless away fixtures in the league.

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Related Words

• accessory 
• component 
• device 
• equipment