fixture (redirected from Fixtures)

fix·ture  (fkschr)

n.

1. Something securely fixed in place.

2. Something attached as a permanent appendage, apparatus, or appliance: plumbing fixtures.

3. Law A chattel bound to realty.

4. One that is invariably present in and long associated with a place: a journalist who became a Washington fixture.

5.

a. The act or process of fixing.

b. The condition of being fixed.

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[Variant of obsolete fixure, from Late Latin fxra, from Latin fxus, fixed; see fix.]

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fixture [ˈfɪkstʃə]

n

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. (Law) Property law an article attached to land and regarded as part of it

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device to secure a workpiece in a machine tool

5. (Team Sports, other than specified) Chiefly Brit

a.  a sports match or social occasion

b.  the date of such an event

6. Rare the act of fixing

[from Late Latin fixūra a fastening (with -t- by analogy with mixture)]

fixtureless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fixture - an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole bathroom fixture - any fixture in a bathroom lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building soap dish - a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap
	2.	fixture - a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" habitue, regular frequenter, patron - a regular customer
	3.	fixture - the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment fixity, secureness, fastness, fixedness immovability, immovableness - not capable of being moved or rearranged lodgement, lodging, lodgment - the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
	4.	fixture - the act of putting something in working order again fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repair restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state

Translations

fixture [ˈfɪkstʃəʳ]

A. N

1. [of house etc] fixtures → instalaciones fpl fijas
the house was sold with fixtures and fittings → la casa se vendió totalmente equipada

2. (Sport) → encuentro m

3. (= permanent feature) → elemento m fijo; (= date) → fecha f fija
he's become a permanent fixture in this house (hum) → es como si fuera parte del mobiliario de la casa

B. CPD fixture list N → lista f de encuentros

fixture [ˈfɪkstʃə^r] n

(= match) → rencontre f

(in place, room) → installation f (fixe)
fixtures and fittings → les aménagements intérieurs

(= person)
She is a fixture in New York's nightclubs → Elle fait partie des meubles dans les boîtes de nuit new-yorkaises.
fixture list n [sports team] → calendrier m des matchs

fixture

n

(of a building etc) fixtures → Ausstattung f, → unbewegliches Inventar (form); fixtures and fittings → Anschlüsse und unbewegliches Inventar (form); lighting fixtures → elektrische Anschlüsse; to be a fixture (fig hum, person) → zum Inventar gehören

(Brit Sport) → Spiel nt

fixture [ˈfɪkstʃəʳ] n

a. (of house) fixtures npl → impianti mpl

b. (Sport) → incontro