affix
IPA: ˈæfɪks
noun
- That which is affixed; an appendage.
- (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
- (linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
- (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
- (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
verb
- (transitive) To attach.
- (transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
- (transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
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Examples of "affix" in Sentences
- The belt is affixed at the waist level.
- The hand affix is placed above the glyph.
- Handles are affixed to the ends of the cord.
- He did not want to affix the fabric to the floor.
- It is a terrestrial or affixed subaquatic species.
- The material was made to affix items on the floor.
- The designer affixed the fabric at the bottom of the skirt.
- Most affixes indicate the grammatical function of the word.
- An anvil plate is affixed to the bottom of the nose portion.
- Affixation is the addition of a prefix, suffix or infix to a word.
- We have made a calculation of the value of the property in the poems of Bloomfield, and the utmost we can affix to it is
- They always fill up and often have a sizable waiting list, creating the sort of buzz that might affix to a trendy new restaurant.
- The five former Binder employees said that once Binder collects the additional medical records, employees affix colored stickers to the documents.
- However, the company has begun to affix the markers on a test basis in Japan as the first step in a global roll out, according to a Japanese news report.
- I murmured to myself, to hear the words aloud, make them real, make them apply, affix and apply them to this room by my doing so, but not loud enough for anyone to hear and think me crazy.
- Mr. Guest, who was conversing with Kuchar in the weeks prior to the filmmaker's death from prostate cancer, suggested that "camp" was too easy a label to affix to Kuchar's films, which total more than 200.
- If you were pressed to affix a label to him, you could do worse than call him a "conservative," but then the label wouldn't be all that helpful since Brooks embodies that venerable American tradition of independent thinking and nonconformity.
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