What does "fixture" mean?
Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
Fixture
/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
- Grammar: fixture is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: regular, accession, accessory, accompaniment.
- Useful contrasts: cancel, detach, movable object.
- Usage evidence: Instead of being here to work, you get the sense that he's simply a permanent fixture here.
How to use "fixture"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
"The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings."
- 2 the act of putting something in working order again wordnet
- 3 A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
"I had to tell her all about my illness, and in return I had to endure a very long and circumstantial account of her rheumatism and her asthmatical ailments, which fortunately was interrupted by the noisy arrival of the children from the kitchen, where they had paid a visit to old Stine, a fixture in the house."
- 4 an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) wordnet
- 5 A lighting unit; a luminaire.
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- 6 the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment wordnet
- 7 A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
- 8 a regular patron wordnet
- 9 A scheduled match. British, Commonwealth, Ireland
- 10 A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
Verb
- 1 To furnish with, as, or in a fixture. transitive
"The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models."
- 2 To schedule (a match). Australia, New-Zealand, transitive
"Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC."
Example
"Instead of being here to work, you get the sense that he's simply a permanent fixture here."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "fixture"?
Common synonyms include: regular, accession, accessory, accompaniment, accouterments, addenda.
How do you use "fixture" in a sentence?
Instead of being here to work, you get the sense that he's simply a permanent fixture here.
How do you pronounce "fixture"?
Pronounced /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/.
Etymology
Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.