'Socket' definitions:
Definition of 'socket'
From: WordNet
noun
A bony hollow into which a structure fits
noun
Receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
noun
A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
Definition of 'Socket'
From: GCIDE
- Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]
- 1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth. [1913 Webster]
- His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Electricity) the receptacle of an electric lamp into which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to conduct electricity to the bulb. [PJC]
- 4. (Electricity) the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a wall socket or outlet. The socket will typically have two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to a ground for safety. [PJC]
- And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
- Socket chisel. Same as Framing chisel. See under Framing.
- Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.
- Socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.]
- Socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'socket'
From: Moby Thesaurus