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socket
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sock·et  (skt)
n.
1. An opening or a cavity into which an inserted part is designed to fit: a light-bulb socket.
2. Anatomy
a. The concave part of a joint that receives the end of a bone.
b. A hollow or concavity into which a part, such as the eye, fits.
tr.v. sock·et·ed, sock·et·ing, sock·ets
To furnish with or insert into a socket.

[Middle English soket, from Anglo-Norman, spearhead, diminutive of soc, plowshare, probably of Celtic origin; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

socket
Noun
1. a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit
2. Anat a bony hollow into which a part or structure fits: the hip socket [Anglo-Norman soket a little ploughshare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.socketsocket - a bony hollow into which a structure fits
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone
tooth socket, alveolus - a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
acetabulum, cotyloid cavity - the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
2.socket - receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
ball-and-socket joint - a joint that can rotate within a socket
box end wrench, box wrench - a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
socket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted
3.socket - a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
electric socket - a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted
receptacle - an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Translations
Spanish socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n (ELEC) → enchufe m
French socket [ˈsɔkɪt] ncavité f;
(Elec) (also: wall socket) → prise f de courant: (for light bulb) → douille f

German socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n (of eye) → Augenhöhle f;
(of joint) → Gelenkpfanne f;
(Brit) (Elec) (also: wall socket) → Steckdose f;
(000) (000) (for light bulb) → Fassung f

Italian socket [ˈsɔkɪt] ncavità f inv [of eye] → orbita;
(ELEC) (also: wall socket) → presa di corrente: (for light bulb) → portalampada m inv

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