fixture
Meaning
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- 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.
- A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
- 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.
Synonyms
chucking appliance
crimped lock
clamp apparatus
holding device
workholder
clamping fixture
gripping appliance
workholding device
connecting terminal
mould clamp
cramping apparatus
cramping arrangement
work locating fixture
workholding fixture
workpiece holder
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/
Etymology
Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.
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