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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.