Affixed vs Affined - What's the difference?
affixed | affined |
(affix)
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 .
(affine)
(mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
(mathematics) Of a function, expressible as (which is not linear, but is similar).
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
(comparable, chemistry) Having mutual affinity, of two materials.
To refine.
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As verbs the difference between affixed and affined
is that affixed is (affix) while affined is (affine).affixed
English
Verb
(head)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)
