different between fixture vs downlight

English

Etymology

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?kst??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?kst??/

Noun

fixture (plural fixtures)

1. (law) 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.
2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
3. A lighting unit; a luminaire.
4. (sports) A scheduled match.
5. (computing, programming) 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.

Translations

Further reading

• fixture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fixture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Verb

fixture (third-person singular simple present fixtures, present participle fixturing, simple past and past participle fixtured)

1. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

   The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.

2. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Noun

fixture m (plural fixtures)

1. (sports) fixture
2. the whole schedule of games to be played in a championship, indicating when each game is to be played, and which team is to play at home
3. the whole list of games to be played by a given team, indicating the date of each game, and which team is to play at home

English

Etymology

down +? light

Noun

downlight (plural downlights)

1. A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction.

Verb

downlight (third-person singular simple present downlights, present participle downlighting, simple past and past participle downlighted or downlit)

1. (transitive) To illuminate from above.

Anagrams

• light down