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fixture
- /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ UK
- /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ Australia
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Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.
noun fixtures
- 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.
- 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
- A lighting unit; a luminaire.
- A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
- A scheduled match.
- A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
verb fixtures · fixturing · fixtured
- To furnish with, as, or in a fixture. The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
- To schedule (a match). 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: package, prop, bracket, bench, bed, setup, appliance, attachment, apparatus, cut, device, mechanism, set-up, chassis, assembly, make-up
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noun (law) 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
| Español | fixtura |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Installation, Zubehörteil, festes Inventar, feste Einrichtung |
noun A regular patron of a place or institution
| Português | presença habitual |
|---|---|
| Français | habitué |
| Deutsch | Stammkunde, Institution |
noun A lighting unit; a luminaire
| Français | luminaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Fassung |
| Русский | свети́льник svetílʹnik |
noun work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry
| Deutsch | Halterung |
|---|---|
| Русский | приспособле́ние prisposoblénije |
noun (sports) A scheduled match
| Español | fixture, encuentro |
|---|---|
| Français | rencontre |
| Deutsch | angesetztes Spiel |
noun (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests
| Français | fixture |
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Talk about this word "fixture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fixture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fixture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fixture "fixture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fixture.Cite this
@misc{fixture_2026,
title = {fixture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fixture},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
