Mixture vs Fixture - What's the difference?
mixture | fixture |
The act of mixing.
Something produced by mixing.
Something that consists of diverse elements
A medicinal compound
(legal) 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.
A regular patron of a place or institution.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
(sports) A scheduled match.
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
To furnish with, as, or in a fixture
(sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule a match
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As nouns the difference between mixture and fixture
is that mixture is the act of mixing while fixture is 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.As a verb fixture is
to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.mixture
English
(wikipedia mixture)Noun
(en noun)- The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
- An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
- The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
Derived terms
* cough mixtureExternal links
* * ----fixture
English
(wikipedia fixture)Noun
(en noun)External links
* *Verb
(fixtur)- The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
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