Affix vs Backtag - What's the difference?
affix | backtag |
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 associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates .
To attach.
* Ray
To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
To fix or fasten figuratively; with on'' or ''upon .
As nouns the difference between affix and backtag
is that affix is affix while backtag is an identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal.As a verb backtag is
to fit (an animal) with a tag of this kind.affix
English
(wikipedia affix)Noun
(es)Antonyms
* nonaffixHyponyms
* (affixes)Coordinate terms
* cliticVerb
(es)- 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 affix''' a syllable to a word; to '''affix''' a seal to an instrument; to '''affix one's name to a writing
- eyes affixed upon the ground
- (Spenser)