Fixture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

a regular patron

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkstʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkstʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkstʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪkstʃɚ/.

Examples

an habitue of the racetrack
a bum who is a Central Park fixture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

secureness repair mend fix habitue fastness fixity mending fixing reparation fixedness regular

Antonyms

looseness

Parts of Speech

noun	an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
noun	a regular patron “an habitue of the racetrack”
noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
noun	the act of putting something in working order again

Word Forms

fix	verb	cause to be firmly attached
regular	adjective	relating to a person who does something regularly
fast	adjective	securely fixed in place
fixed	adjective	securely placed or fastened or set
secure	adjective	not likely to fail or give way
repair	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
mend	verb	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorrichtung

ein fest an seinem Platz befestigter Gegenstand (besonders im Haushalt)

🇫🇷French

fixation

un objet solidement fixé (surtout dans un ménage)

🇪🇸Spanish

artículos fijos

un objeto firmemente fijado en su lugar (especialmente en un hogar)

🇮🇹Italian

apparecchio

un oggetto saldamente fissato al suo posto (soprattutto in una casa)

🇳🇱Dutch

armatuur

een voorwerp dat stevig op zijn plaats is bevestigd (vooral in een huishouden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

luminária

um objeto firmemente fixado no lugar (especialmente em uma casa)

🇷🇺Russian

приспособление

предмет, прочно закрепленный на месте (особенно в домашнем хозяйстве)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिरता

एक वस्तु मजबूती से अपनी जगह पर स्थिर हो (विशेषकर घर में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিক্সচার

একটি বস্তু দৃঢ়ভাবে জায়গায় স্থির (বিশেষত একটি পরিবারে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்துதல்

ஒரு பொருள் உறுதியாக நிலைநிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது (குறிப்பாக ஒரு வீட்டில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిక్చర్

ఒక వస్తువు స్థిరంగా స్థిరంగా ఉంది (ముఖ్యంగా ఇంట్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिरता

एखादी वस्तू जागी घट्टपणे निश्चित केलेली (विशेषत: घरातील)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિક્સ્ચર

એક ઑબ્જેક્ટ નિશ્ચિતપણે સ્થાને નિશ્ચિત છે (ખાસ કરીને ઘરમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂದ್ಯ

ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರುವ ವಸ್ತು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിക്സ്ചർ

ദൃഢമായി ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വസ്തു (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു വീട്ടിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਕਸਚਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਸਤੂ ਪੱਕੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਿਰ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

فکسچر

ایک چیز جو جگہ پر مضبوطی سے رکھی گئی ہے (خاص طور پر گھر میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夹具

牢固地固定在适当位置的物体（尤其是在家庭中）

🇯🇵Japanese

治具

所定の位置にしっかりと固定された物体（特に家庭内）

🇰🇷Korean

고정물

제자리에 단단히 고정된 물체(특히 가정 내)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật cố định

một vật được cố định chắc chắn tại chỗ (đặc biệt là trong một hộ gia đình)

🇹🇭Thai

อุปกรณ์ติดตั้ง

วัตถุที่ยึดแน่นอยู่กับที่ (โดยเฉพาะในครัวเรือน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perlengkapan

sebuah benda yang terpasang kuat di tempatnya (terutama di rumah tangga)

🇵🇭Filipino

kabit

isang bagay na matatag na naayos sa lugar (lalo na sa isang sambahayan)

🇲🇾Malay

lekapan

objek yang dipasang dengan kukuh di tempatnya (terutamanya dalam rumah tangga)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تركيبات

جسم ثابت في مكانه (خاصة في المنزل)

🇮🇷Persian

ثابت

شیئی که محکم در جای خود ثابت شده است (مخصوصاً در خانه)

🇹🇷Turkish

fikstür

yerine sıkıca sabitlenmiş bir nesne (özellikle evde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתקָן

חפץ מקובע היטב במקומו (במיוחד במשק בית)

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