socket
[ sok-it ]
/ ˈsɒk ɪt /
noun
a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
Electricity.
- a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires.
- Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring.
Anatomy.
- a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye.
- the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip.
verb (used with object)
to place in or fit with a socket.
Origin of socket
1300–50; Middle English
soket < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French
soc plowshare (< Gaulish
*soccos; compare Welsh
swch, Old Irish
socc) +
-et
-et
OTHER WORDS FROM socket
sock·et·less, adjective un·sock·et·ed, adjectiveWords nearby socket
sock puppet,
sock suspender,
sockdolager,
sockdologer,
sockeroo,
socket,
socket wrench,
sockeye,
sockeye salmon,
socko,
socle
Example sentences from the Web for socketed
British Dictionary definitions for socketed
socket
/ (ˈsɒkɪt) /
noun
a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit
mainly British
such a device mounted on a wall and connected to the electricity supply
Informal Brit names: point, plug US and Canadian name: outlet
a part with an opening or hollow into which some other part, such as a pipe, probe, etc, can be fitted
a spanner head having a recess suitable to be fitted over the head of a bolt and a keyway into which a wrench can be fitted
anatomy
- a bony hollow into which a part or structure fitsa tooth socket; an eye socket
- the receptacle of a ball-and-socket joint
verb
(tr)
to furnish with or place into a socket
Word Origin for socket
C13: from Anglo-Norman
soket a little ploughshare, from
soc, of Celtic origin; compare Cornish
soch ploughshare
Medical definitions for socketed
socket
[ sŏk′ĭt ]
n.
The concave part of a joint that receives the articular end of a bone.
A hollow or concavity into which a part, such as an eye fits.