FIXTURE


Meaning of FIXTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfiks-chər ]

noun

Etymology: modification of Late Latin fixura, from Latin fixus

Date: 1598

1. : the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed

2.

a. : something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part

a plumbing fixture

b. : a device for supporting work during machining

c. : an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it

3. : a familiar or invariably present element or feature in some particular setting ; especially : a person long associated with a place or activity

4. : a settled date or time especially for a sporting or festive event ; also : such an event especially as a regularly scheduled affair

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.