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

As devolution rose and fell, he was a permanent fixture on the UTV evening news programme.

From BBC

We are approaching the first time of the season when managers have to juggle their first-team squads as the fixtures start to pile up.

From BBC

With those roles, Murray catapulted into a star, a heartthrob with a capital H. He became a fixture of the tabloids and every teen girl’s crush, with his winning smile, bad-boy charm and tattoos.

From Los Angeles Times

So with Wales now without a fixture until March, Bellamy will have more time on his hands, having started his reign with two fixtures every month so far.

From BBC

The singer will perform as the Houston Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens - one of two fixtures scheduled for that day.

From BBC

Related Words

• accessory
• component
• device
• equipment