Crossword clues for fixture
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fixture \Fix"ture\ (f[i^]ks"t[-u]r; 135), n. [Cf. Fixure.]
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.
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State of being fixed; fixedness.
The firm fixture of thy foot.
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(Law) 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.
--Wharton (Law Dict.).
--Bouvier.Note: This word is frequently substituted for fixure (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of old works.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "act of fixing," perhaps from fix (v.) on model of mixture, or from an assumed Latin *fixitatem. Meaning "anything fixed or securely fastened" is from 1812, an alteration of fixure (c.1600).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context legal English) 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. 2 A regular patron of a place or institution. 3 A lighting unit; a luminaire. 4 (context sports English) A scheduled match. 5 (context computing programming English) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests. 6 A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. vb. 1 To furnish with, as, or in a fixture 2 (context sports Australia New Zealand English) To schedule a match
WordNet
n. a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" [syn: regular, habitue]
the quality of being fixed in place [syn: fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness]
the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, mend, mending, reparation]
Wikipedia
A fixture can refer to:
- Test fixture, used to control and automate testing
- Light fixture
- Plumbing fixture
- Fixture (tool), a tool used in manufacturing
- Fixture (property law)
- A type of sporting event
A fixture, as a legal concept, means any physical property that is permanently attached (fixed) to real property (usually land) Property not affixed to real property is considered chattel property. Fixtures are treated as a part of real property, particularly in the case of a security interest. A classic example of a fixture is a building, which—in the absence of language to the contrary in a contract of sale—is considered part of the land itself and not a separate piece of property. Generally speaking the test for deciding whether an article is a fixture or a chattel turns on the purpose of attachment. If the purpose was to enhance the land the article is likely a fixture. If the article was affixed to enhance the use of the chattel itself, the article is likely a chattel.
Chattel property is converted into a fixture by the process of attachment. For example, if a piece of lumber sits in a lumber yard it is a chattel. If the same lumber is used to build a fence on the land it becomes a fixture to that real property. In many cases, the determination of whether property is a fixture or a chattel turns on the degree to which the property is attached to the land. For example, this problem arises in the case of a trailer home. In this case the characterization of the home as chattel or realty will depend on how permanently it is attached—such as whether the trailer has a foundation.
The characterization of property as a fixture or as chattel is important. In most jurisdictions, the law respecting the registration of security against debt, or proof that money has been lent on the collateral of property, is different for chattels than it is for real property. For example, in the province of Ontario, Canada, mortgages against real property must be registered in the county or region's land titles office. However, mortgages against chattels must be registered in the province-wide registry set up under the Personal Property Security Act.
In the case of a trailer home, whether it is a fixture or chattel has a bearing on whether a real property mortgage applies to the trailer. For example, most mortgages contain a clause that forbids the borrower from removing or demolishing fixtures on the property, which would lower the value of the security. However, there have been cases where lenders lend money based on the value of the trailer home on the property, where that trailer is later removed from the property. Similarly, a chattel mortgage granted to allow a person to purchase a trailer home could be lost if the trailer is later attached to real property.
The law regarding fixtures can also cause many problems with property held under a lease. Fixtures put in place by the tenant belong to the landlord if the tenant is evicted from the property. This is the case even if the fixture could have legally been removed by the tenant while the lease was in good standing. For example, a chandelier hung by the tenant may become the property of the landlord. Although this example is trivial, there have been cases where heavy equipment incorporated into a plant has been deemed to have become fixtures even though it was sold as chattels.
Because the value of fixtures often exceeds the value of the land they are affixed to, lawsuits to determine whether a particular item is a chattel or a fixture are common. In one case in Canada, a provincial government argued that a huge earth dam was a chattel, as it was only held in place by gravity and not by any type of affixation (the claim was rejected). In a sale of land, fixtures are treated as part of the land, and may not be removed or altered by the seller prior to the transfer of the land.
Fixtures are known in civil law as essential parts.Section 93 of the German Civil Code:
"Section 93 Essential parts of a thing
"Parts of a thing that cannot be separated without one or the other being destroyed or undergoing a change of nature (essential parts) cannot be the subject of separate rights.
A fixture is a work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. Fixtures are used to securely locate (position in a specific location or orientation) and support the work, ensuring that all parts produced using the fixture will maintain conformity and interchangeability. Using a fixture improves the economy of production by allowing smooth operation and quick transition from part to part, reducing the requirement for skilled labor by simplifying how workpieces are mounted, and increasing conformity across a production run.
A fixture differs from a jig in that when a fixture is used, the tool must move relative to the workpiece; a jig moves the piece while the tool remains stationary.
Usage examples of "fixture".
They darted inside the shattered door and found themselves in an antechamber that had probably once served as an office for this warehouse, lit by a pair of gas fixtures above the fireplace.
But when the engineer had gone and Evermore fishtailed to reposition the piece in the fixture, he wondered too what the purpose was of the device that Ratline had given him to make.
They were fixtures, part of the trappings of royalty, as much as the gilded sconces and the elegant tapestries.
Suffice it that he did, everything included, the big godowns on the quais, shipping rights, the goodwill, stock and fixtures, and the old compradore, Li Yuan Chang.
And, though she got no respect from Gurt, the waitress was a constant fixture in her life.
The canopy above the bed, the stained glass fixtures, and the heavy hopsack covers on the chairs, these clearly were from another time.
The lights, detecting movement, flooded the lavatory, shining brilliantly on the white tiles, sialon fixtures, and mirrors.
He pulled a mask of smoke-blackened oily parchment over his face to protect his eyes, then felt for the lamp fixture and its thumbscrew, while Brother Kornhoer watched him nervously from below.
They were directed to face the bench, where they wefe joined by their attorney, Pope Herring, a courthouse fixture for twenty years.
He and the baronet had a conference together one day, and from that time Adrian became a fixture in the Abbey.
He followed her into a room furnished in the Victorian manner with a bright carpet, plush curtains, a handsome solid couch and chairs, a fixture once devoted to gas but now converted to electricity in the middle of the ceiling, and a great variety of enlarged photographs, photogravures and china ornaments which combined uselessness and ugliness to a remarkable degree.
The doors to the procreation center slid open at their approach, revealing a foyer that was stark and unadorned, illuminated by lighting fixtures set in a double helix pattern in the ceiling.
Spread like a starfish, the Beaverwood building contained long, gloomy corridors, with lighting fixtures feeble and far between.
Suffice it that he did, everything included, the big godowns on the quais, shipping rights, the goodwill, stock and fixtures, and the old compradore, Li Yuan Chang.
The walls, the paneling, the pervasive heaviness of nearly new fixtures, the colossal firedogs, the walk-in fireplaces of bright new stone referred back through the centuries to a time of lonely castles in mute forests.