"fixture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ [US], /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-fixture.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 fixture.ogg [Australia] Forms: fixtures [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fixure}} fixure, {{m|en|mixture}} mixture Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixture (plural fixtures)
  1. (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 it; compare fitting, furnishing. Categories (topical): Law Translations ((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 it): инсталация (instalacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), instal·lació [feminine] (Catalan), amaño [masculine] (Galician), apaño [masculine] (Galician), arranxo [masculine] (Galician), Installation [feminine] (German), Zubehörteil [neuter] (German), festes Inventar [neuter] (German), feste Einrichtung [feminine] (German), instalasi (Indonesian), lekapan (Malay), instalación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-OQDIGQYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 4 12 17 20 3 1 14 Topics: law Disambiguation of '(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 it': 83 3 3 4 4 3
  2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place. Translations (A regular patron of a place or institution): client habitual [masculine] (Catalan), habitué [masculine] (French), Stammkunde [masculine] (German), Institution [feminine] (German), habitual [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-CaR5N2KO Disambiguation of 'A regular patron of a place or institution': 4 90 1 3 1 1
  3. A lighting unit; a luminaire. Translations (A lighting unit; a luminaire): aplic [masculine] (Catalan), luminaire [masculine] (French), Fassung [feminine] (German), свети́льник (svetílʹnik) (Russian), armatur (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-zIcD8rp- Disambiguation of 'A lighting unit; a luminaire': 3 1 91 2 3 0
  4. (sports, chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match. Tags: British, Commonwealth, Ireland Categories (topical): Sports Translations ((sports) A scheduled match): partit programat [masculine] (Catalan), rencontre [feminine] (French), angesetztes Spiel [neuter] (German), fixture [masculine] (Spanish), encuentro [masculine] (Spanish), gêm [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-qqRKXYZ6 Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(sports) A scheduled match': 5 2 2 86 3 1
  5. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming Translations ((computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests): condicionament [masculine] (Catalan)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-20BJ9D2F Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of '(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests': 5 1 2 3 85 5
  6. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. Translations (work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry): арматура (armatura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), suport [masculine] (Catalan), Halterung [feminine] (German), приспособле́ние (prisposoblénije) (Russian), soporte [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-noun-BcAgtapc Disambiguation of 'work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry': 4 1 0 1 7 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: light fixture

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ [US], /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-fixture.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 fixture.ogg [Australia] Forms: fixtures [present, singular, third-person], fixturing [participle, present], fixtured [participle, past], fixtured [past]
Etymology: Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fixure}} fixure, {{m|en|mixture}} mixture Head templates: {{en-verb}} fixture (third-person singular simple present fixtures, present participle fixturing, simple past and past participle fixtured)
  1. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-verb-XA7WSF5w
  2. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match). Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-fixture-en-verb-1VrHAMZ5 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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