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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fix•ture /ˈfɪkstʃɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something securely attached or appended, such as to a wall:a light fixture.
- a person or thing long established in the same place or position:She was a fixture at the license bureau for many years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fix•ture (fiks′chər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- [Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringany of various devices for holding work in a machine tool, esp. one for machining in a straight line, as in a planer or milling machine.
- Mechanical Engineeringany of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.
- Lawa 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.
- Sport[Fox Hunting.]one of a series of meets scheduled by a hunt to take place at a time and location listed on a card (fix′ture card′) that is sent, usually once a month, to each member of a hunt.
- the act of fixing.
- British Termsan event that takes place regularly.
- Late Latin fixūra; see fix, -ure), with -t- from mixture
- variant of obsolete fixure (1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fixture /ˈfɪkstʃə/ n - an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance
- a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position
- an article attached to land and regarded as part of it
- chiefly Brit a sports match or social occasion
- the date of such an event
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture) |