Associations to the word «Infix»
Wiktionary
INFIX, verb. (transitive) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
INFIX, verb. (transitive) To instill.
INFIX, verb. (transitive) (linguistics) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
INFIX, noun. (linguistics) A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -i- and -o- in English.
INFIX NOTATION, noun. (mathematics) Notation where operators appear between operands, for example a+b
Dictionary definition
INFIX, noun. An affix that is inserted inside the word.
INFIX, verb. Put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text".
INFIX, verb. Attach a morpheme into a stem word.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.