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fixture.

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.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/Australia
  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.

    The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.
  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.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK
  6. A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

Where this word comes from

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

verb/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/Canada, General-American/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/Australia
  1. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

    transitive
    The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
  2. To schedule (a match).

    Australia · New-Zealand · transitive
Where this word comes from

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

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