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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
socket [ˈsɔkɪt] n (ELEC) → enchufe m

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

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. sok نُقْرَه، مَقْبِس вдлъбнатина zásuvka, zdířka stikkontakt die Höhle, die Steckdose υποδοχή, μπρίζα enchufe (pistiku)pesa, auk, õõs پيريز pistorasia, istukka douille; prise de courant שֶׁקַע गर्तिका, कोटर utičnica, šupljina csatlakozóaljzat soket innstunga attacco, presa ソケット 꽂는 구멍, 소켓 kištukinis lizdas kontaktligzda soket stopcontact stikkontakt gniazdko tomada dulie; priză паз; розетка zásuvka, objímka vtičnica utičnica fattning, hållare, uttag เบ้าปลั๊กตัวเมีย priz, duy 插座 гніздо, патрон کسی چیز کا خانہ lỗ, hốc, ổ


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You observe that in the ordinary swimming position of the Sperm Whale, the front of his head presents an almost wholly vertical plane to the water; you observe that the lower part of that front slopes considerably backwards, so as to furnish more of a retreat for the long socket which receives the boom-like lower jaw; you observe that the mouth is entirely under the head, much in the same way, indeed, as though your own mouth were entirely under your chin.
The socket of the lost eye presented, it is true, a frightful appearance, but he no longer appeared to suffer any pain.
The wick of the candle fell over in the socket, and left them in the dark.
 
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