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.

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Origin of fixture

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

OTHER 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|DAILY BEAST
He becomes increasingly paranoid by the societal fixtures around him—a ticking clock, a ringing phone.
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Even bizarre (in retrospect) acts like Korn, Blink 182, Kid Rock, and Eminem were regular fixtures on the program.
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“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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Long fixtures of the private sector, end-of-year bonuses have the power to incentivize efficiency or workplace innovation.
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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 Bolles
Annexations 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 Bolles
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
The first thing to note in Fig. 46 is the number and kinds of fixtures to be drained.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble
There is in the drawing a 2-inch waste extending to the fixtures above.
Elements of Plumbing|Samuel Dibble

British Dictionary definitions for fixture

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 forms of fixture

fixtureless, adjective

Word Origin for fixture

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

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