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 fixtures

She took to the road to stump for her son John in 2008, and she quickly became one of the fixtures of the presidential campaign.
Meghan McCain on Her Grandmother Roberta McCain’s 100th Birthday|Meghan McCain|February 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The couple, who married in 2003, were regular, if odd, fixtures on the Washington social circuit.
'They Need a Spanking'|Rebecca Dana, Lloyd Grove|November 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Intention 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 Bolles
I must say that any mention of fixtures has always bored me intensely.
Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne

The married couple were fixtures, and had been with Miss Goold since she started housekeeping.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
Power purred along a network of lines, activated beams, turned off and on a series of fixtures in those coffin-beds.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
From this circuit all branches are taken to supply all fixtures requiring hot water.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble

British Dictionary definitions for fixtures

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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