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

The British and Irish Lions duo were omitted from the matchday squads for the first two fixtures against Italy and England following doubts over their form.

From Barron's

The Irish-American designer, who died aged 80 last November, was a regular fixture on the opening day of the British capital's fashion week since the inception of the show in 1984.

From Barron's

The “glitterball” of the title, the fixture of nightclub life for decades, was created in Louisville, or so the series claims, and serves as a convoluted metaphor for that Kentucky city.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ireland, like England, have one win from their opening two games in the tournament, making the fixture a must-win for both sides to keep their championship hopes alive.

From BBC

"It's a new year with new objectives as we start our qualification journey with these two very important fixtures against Ukraine and Iceland," said Wiegman.

From BBC

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment