Fixture
['fɪkstʃə;-tjə] or ['fɪkstʃɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household).
Edited by Alison--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away.
(n.) State of being fixed; fixedness.
(n.) Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others.
Editor: Natasha
Examples
- In 1883 no such fittings as fixture insulators were known. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He was told it was done at night by the janitor, who was sent for, and upon being interrogated as to what light he used, said that he turned on a central fixture containing about ten lights. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ay--ay--he's in England; he can't get out of England, I fancy--he's a fixture now. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Ill fo manger, you know, says Mr. Jobling, pronouncing that word as if he meant a necessary fixture in an English stable. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The latter, firmly convinced of its correctness, suggested a strict test by having some cards printed and hung on each fixture at Mr. Morgan's place. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I made out that I was fastened to a stout perpendicular ladder a few inches from the wall,--a fixture there,--the means of ascent to the loft above. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- On these cards was to be noted the number of lamps in the fixture, and the time they were turned on and off each day for a month. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Boilers, engines, dynamos, motors, distribution mains, meters, house-wiring, safety-devices, lamps, and lamp-fixtures--all were vital parts of the whole system. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They had no faith in electric lighting, and rejected all our overtures to induce them to take up the new business of making electric-light fixtures. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- All that is now necessary is to put in the windows, doors, heater, and lighting fixtures, and to connect up the plumbing and heating arrangements, thus making the house ready for occupancy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Verity, whose firm built many of the fixtures for the Edison Company, and constructed the notable electroliers shown at the Crystal Palace Exposition of 1882. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence, iron and steel were entirely eliminated in its construction, copper being used for fixtures for steam and water piping, and, indeed, for all other purposes where metal was employed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These men are engaged in making new machinery (designed in the company shops), tools, jigs, fixtures and other machine shop accessories, and repairing those in use. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Edited by Ethelred