noun🔗ShareThat which is affixed; an appendage."The student's backpack had colorful affixes, little plastic charms attached to the straps. "grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end."The word "unbreakable" has two affixes: "un-" at the beginning and "-able" at the end of the stem "break." "grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix etc."The word "unhappy" is formed by adding the prefix "un-" and the suffix "-y" to the stem "happ," showing how affixes change a word's meaning and grammatical function. "grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b)."Each complex number has an affix, which is a point representing it on the complex plane. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(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."The potter carefully pressed small, clay flower affixes onto the vase to decorate it. "artutensilarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo attach."to affix a stigma to a person"grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to."to affix a seal to an instrument"grammarlinguisticslanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon."eyes affixed upon the ground"languagegrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
