English Explanatory Dictionary

fixture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
  3. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
  4. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
  5. A scheduled match.
  6. A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
verb
  1. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
  2. To schedule (a match).

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ en-us-fixture.ogg EN-AU ck1 fixture.ogg

Word forms

fixture fixtures fixturing fixtured

Etymology

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

Derived words

fixtureless light fixture
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