socket

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	socket - 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

socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n (ELEC) → enchufe m

socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n → cavité f;

(Elec) (also: wall socket) → prise f de courant: (for light bulb) → douille f

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

socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n → cavità f inv [of eye] → orbita;

(ELEC) (also: wall socket) → presa di corrente: (for light bulb) → portalampada m inv

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socket

n socket [ˈsokit]

a specially-made or specially-shaped hole or set of holes into which something is fitted We'll need to have a new electric socket fitted into the wall for the television plug.sokنُقْرَه، مَقْبِسвдлъбнатинаzásuvka, zdířkastikkontaktdie Höhle, die Steckdoseυποδοχή, μπρίζαenchufe(pistiku)pesa, auk, õõsپيريزpistorasia, istukkadouille; prise de courantשֶׁקַעगर्तिका, कोटरutičnica, šupljinacsatlakozóaljzatsoketinnstungaattacco, presaソケット꽂는 구멍, 소켓kištukinis lizdaskontaktligzdasoketstopcontactstikkontaktgniazdkotomadadulie; prizăпаз; розеткаzásuvka, objímkavtičnicautičnicafattning, hållare, uttagเบ้าปลั๊กตัวเมียpriz, duy插座гніздо, патронکسی چیز کا خانہlỗ, hốc, ổ插座