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Affix vs Adher - What's the difference?

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affix

English

(wikipedia affix)

Noun

(es)
  • That which is affixed; an appendage.
  • (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
  • (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).
  • Antonyms

    * nonaffix

    Hyponyms

    * (affixes)

    Coordinate terms

    * clitic

    Verb

    (es)
  • To attach.
  • * Ray
  • Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food
    to affix''' a stigma to a person; to '''affix ridicule or blame to somebody
  • To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
  • to affix''' a syllable to a word; to '''affix''' a seal to an instrument; to '''affix one's name to a writing
  • To fix or fasten figuratively; with on'' or ''upon .
  • eyes affixed upon the ground
    (Spenser)

    adher

    Not English

    Adher has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'adher':

    adder, author, aether, auteur, attar, aider, atar, atter, aethyr, attr