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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley