fixture
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.
Origin of fixture
1Other words from fixture
- fix·ture·less, adjective
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How to use fixture in a sentence
No schools, churches or hospitals have been rebuilt yet, though temporary structures are now permanent fixtures on the landscape.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe becomes increasingly paranoid by the societal fixtures around him—a ticking clock, a ringing phone.
‘Interstellar’ Is Wildly Ambitious, Very Flawed, and Absolutely Worth Seeing | Marlow Stern | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven bizarre (in retrospect) acts like Korn, Blink 182, Kid Rock, and Eminem were regular fixtures on the program.
‘TRL’ Turns 15: The Daily Beast Staff Picks Their Favorite Moments | The Daily Beast | September 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“When we had gun practice, each blast shook the ship so much, the light fixtures come out of the ceilings,” she recalls.
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Whenever fixtures annexed to real estate retain the character of personal property they may be mortgaged.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAnnexations of this kind are called trade fixtures and the law is liberal in permitting their removal.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIntention is the guide to determine what passes in such a sale, as in cases of fixtures already considered.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe first thing to note in Fig. 46 is the number and kinds of fixtures to be drained.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleThere is in the drawing a 2-inch waste extending to the fixtures above.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble
British Dictionary definitions for fixture
/ (ˈfɪkstʃə) /
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
Origin of fixture
1Derived forms of fixture
- fixtureless, adjective
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