fixture

[ fiks-cher ]

noun

1. something securely, and usually permanently, attached or appended, as to a house, apartment building, etc.:

   a light fixture; kitchen fixtures.

2. a person or thing long established in the same place or position.
3. Machinery.
   1. 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.
   2. any of various devices for holding parts in certain positions during welding, assembly, etc.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. the act of fixing.
7. British. an event that takes place regularly.

fixture

/ ˈfɪkstʃə /

noun

1. an object firmly fixed in place, esp a household appliance
2. a person or thing regarded as fixed in a particular place or position
3. property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it
4. a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool
5. 1. a sports match or social occasion
   2. the date of such an event
6. rare.
   the act of fixing

Derived Forms

• ˈfixtureless, adjective

Other Words From

• fixture·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixture¹

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

Example Sentences

Both have left the camp and will be unavailable for Friday's game at Windsor Park and Monday's final Nations League fixture in Luxembourg.

From BBC

Apparently, Elon Musk is a fixture, "weighing in on staffing decisions, making clear his preference for certain roles,"

From Salon

Ticket Maestro claimed to be selling tickets for fixtures in the Premier League, as well as certain matches in the Scottish Premiership and the Champions League.

From BBC

It is what makes beer and wine possible, and has long been used to whip up kitchen-table fixtures such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and yogurt.

From Salon

England A will host Australia A at Twickenham Stoop on Sunday, a game which follows February's 91-5 victory over Portugal that marked the return of A fixtures after eight years.

From BBC

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment