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Definitions: Infix |
InfixNoun1. An affix that is inserted inside the word. Verb1. Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text". 2. Attach a morpheme into a stem word. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "infix" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
Synonyms: InfixSynonyms: enter (v), insert (v), introduce (v). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
English has no true infixes, but several infix-like constructions are often heard:
In the syntax of notations used in mathematics and computer science, infix is used of operators such as the usual addition sign +, which are taken to bind to the variables immediately preceding and following them. See operator for more on the placement of operators.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Infix."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Teaching | Inculcate, indoctrinate, inoculate, infuse, instill, infix, ingraft, infiltrate; imbue, impregnate, implant; graft, sow the seeds of, disseminate. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Infix |
| English words defined with "infix": infix notation, Infixed, Infixing, Inglobe. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "infix": algebraic data type ♦ infix syntax ♦ S-Lang, syntactic sugar ♦ type inference. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "infix": Inglobe. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Infix" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (infix), Romanian (infix). |
Expressions using "infix": infix notation ♦ infix syntax. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
infix postfix | 9 |
infix | 6 |
c++ infix postfix | 4 |
infix prefix | 4 |
c code infix language prefix using | 3 |
conversion infix postfix | 3 |
convert infix prefix | 3 |
convert infix postfix | 2 |
infix java postfix | 2 |
infix postfix python | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "infix"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | infiks. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أقحم (inset, interject, interpolate, nuzzle, poke, squeeze, stab, stick, stuff, thrust, wedge, work in, wring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | словообразувателен елемент, въвирам, втиквам (insert, plant, push in, stick), вмъкната сричка, запечатвам в ума (inculcate), пъхам (dig, poke, pop, put in, shove, stick, thrust), инфикс. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 中缀. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | upevnit (anchor, confine, consolidate, fasten, fix, forge, make up, moor, picket, plant, plant in, rivet, secure, ship, solidify, Spike, steady, strengthen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | فرونشاندن (Appease, Calm, Curb, Extinguish, Lull, Pacify, Quash, Quell, Quench, Relieve, Remit, Repress, Sate, Slack, Soften, Stanch, Stifle, Suppress, Tranquilize), فروکردن (Dig, Embed, Implant, Inculcate, Jam, Poach, Thrust), نشاندن (Embed, Enchase, Imprint, Seat, Set, Stud), جادادن (Accommodate, Chamber, Embed, Fix, House, Incorporate, Incorporation, Insert, Receive, Settle, Stable, Stead). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | insérer (insert, inset, intercalate, introduce). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | einfügung (incorporation, insert, insertion, interpolation, interposition), einfügen (embedding, encasing, fit in, housing, insert, insertion, inset, integrate, intercalate, interpolate, make mention of, put in, scan in, to infix, to insert, to integrate, touch in, write in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εντυπώ (impress, stamp), εμπήγω (impact, jab, pitch, ram, tamp, thrust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szóbelseji formáns, behelyez (put in, to insert, to put in, to step). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | infixay irresolução (demur, hesitancy, hesitant, irresolution, shilly shally, wavering), infixo, infixar, gravar (carve, character, chase, chip, chisel, cut, enchase, engrain, engrave, grave, impress, imprint, incision, ingraft, inscribe, print, record, score, scrimshaw, stamp), fixar em. (various references) introduce (admit, bring in, denizen, drive, enter, establish, Herald, insert, interpolate, introduce, make, mix in, offer, phase, phase in, precede, present, put in, set, slip in, tender, usher), infix, implanta (implant), fixa în minte, întipãri în minte (register), înfige (dig, drive, hurl, run, set, stick, thrust). (various references) вставить, инфикс. (various references) infiks, umetnuti (inlay, insert, intercalate, interpolate, interpose, parenthesize, put in, sandwich, spatchcock, stick in). (various references) infijo. (various references) içine koymak (put inside), tutturmak (attach, be hung up on, bind, bond, braid, clasp, clip, fasten, hasp, insist, latch, pin, rub in, seam together, stereotype, stick, stick together, tack, tack together), telkin etmek (command, imbue, inculcate, indoctrinate, infuse into, inspire, preach, suggest), takmak (affix, attach, bother, fix, fixate, give a damn, hang, hang on, hitch, hook, set, snag, stick, stock, string, thread, wear), sözcüğün ortasına konan ek, kafasına sokmak (beat smth. into smb.'s head, embed, imbue, inculcate, infuse, inseminate, put smb. in mind of, whip), bağlamak (affiliate, assign, attach, attribute, band, bandage, belay, bend, bind, bond, brace, braid, clasp, colligate, concatenate, conjoin, connect, copulate, cord, couple, do up, engage, enthral, enthrall, fasten, fasten up, fix, fixate, grapple, guy, hitch, hook on, hook up, interconnect, interlink, interlock, inthral, join, knit, knit together, knit up, knot, lace, lace up, lash, lash down, leash, ligature, link, link up, lock, lock up, mediatize, oblige, put through, rivet, rope, settle, string, subordinate, switch to, tether, tie, tie down, tie up, truss, unite, Wed). (various references) інфікс. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "infix": infixation, infixations, infixed, infixes, infixing, infixion, infixions. (additional references) | |
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"Infix" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cinefex, ifi, ifid, Iifx, infa, infax, infe, Infean, infid, infil, infin, infir, infit, infixe, ini, inix, injim, inmil, inoffe, inri, nefax, niveaux. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-i-i-n-x" | |
-2 letters: fin, fix, nix. | |
-3 letters: if, in, xi. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-i-i-n-x" | |
+1 letter: fixing. | |
+2 letters: fixings, infixed, infixes. | |
+3 letters: affixing, fixating, fixation, infixing, infixion, refixing, spinifex, unfixing. | |
+4 letters: fixations, infixions, inflexion, prefixing, suffixing. | |
+5 letters: affixation, infixation, inflexible, inflexibly, inflexions, postfixing, reaffixing, spinifexes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 66 69 78 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. .. -..- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01101001 01111000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f i x |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 0069 0078 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4380727590 |
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