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affixing

/əˈfɪksɪŋ/

affixingnoun

affixings

Translations

affixationEn linguistique.

Agglutinative languages feature extensive affixing of morphemes to express grammatical relations.

Les langues agglutinantes présentent une affixation importante des morphèmes pour exprimer les relations grammaticales.

fixation

The affixing of the stamp to the envelope was the final step before mailing the letter.

La fixation du timbre sur l’enveloppe était la dernière étape avant l’envoi de la lettre.

Definitions

The act or process of attaching or fastening something to something else.

The affixing of the stamp to the envelope was the final step before mailing the letter.

In linguistics, the act or process of adding an affix to a root or stem.

Agglutinative languages feature extensive affixing of morphemes to express grammatical relations.

Synonyms

affixinggerund / present participle

/əˈfɪksɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to describe something that serves to attach or fasten.

Translations

fixant

They selected an affixing compound suitable for metal surfaces.

Ils ont choisi un composé fixant adapté aux surfaces métalliques.

Definitions

Serving to attach or fasten; used for securing one thing to another.

They selected an affixing compound suitable for metal surfaces.

Synonyms

affixverb

affixing

ing-form

affixed

Past Simple

affixed

Past Participle

affixing

ing-form

/əˈfɪks/

Translations

fixerSens général : attacher solidement.

She affixed the stamp to the envelope before mailing it.

Elle a fixé le timbre sur l'enveloppe avant de l'envoyer.

apposerSurtout pour une signature, un cachet ou un sceau.

He affixed his signature to the contract to make it official.

Il a apposé sa signature sur le contrat pour le rendre officiel.

Additional translations

attribuerSens figuré : attribuer une responsabilité, une faute ou une étiquette.

Definitions

To attach or fasten something to another object.

She affixed the stamp to the envelope before mailing it.

To add or append something, such as a signature or seal, to a document.

He affixed his signature to the contract to make it official.

To attribute or ascribe (something, especially blame, responsibility, or a label).

Critics unfairly affixed the failure of the project to the junior engineer.

Synonyms

affixnoun

Definitions

A morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form, such as a prefix or suffix.

The affix '-ed' in 'walked' indicates the past tense.

An additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.

In the word 'unhappiness', 'un-' is an affix that changes the meaning of the root word 'happiness'.

An object or appendage that is attached to something else; an addition or accessory.

The ornate affix on the book's cover drew her attention.

affixadjective

Definitions

Relating to or consisting of an affix.

In many languages, affix position is restricted by phonological rules.