socket

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
2. A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
3. One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
4. One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
5. A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
6. The hollow of a candlestick.
7. A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.

Verb

To place or fit in a socket.

Συνώνυμα

outlet

cavity

hollow

sleeve

receptacle

plug

electric outlet

holder

power socket

jack

slot

power point

pit

point

cylindrical lining

eye socket

bell

🔔

electrical outlet

power outlet

hole

🕳️

hub

fossa

female

flare

flute

🪈

foundation

groove

gutter

hold

jet

lamp socket

launder

lumen

muff

nipple

nozzle

opening

pedestal

pillow

placenta

pothole

pouch

👝

rabbet

reception

scoop

seat

💺

setting

sinus

sleeper

sleeping-place

spigot

stand

sulcus

tank

thimble

tray

vessel

wall plug

welcoming

collet chuck

electric socket

lampholder

lamp stand

sleeping-accomodation

receiving window

coelenteron

depression

lamp holder

switch-plug

bell mouth

funnel-shaped opening

wall outlet

bodily cavity

outlet box

branch pipe

connecting branch

driving slot

branch tube

lamp receptacle

pipe branch

lamp base

socket-money

Sock socket

base seat

case of fit

plug jack

globe holder

bulb holder

lamp cup

abutment

electrical socket

antrum

ark

bed

🛏️

bedstead

bezel

bunk

bush

bushing

canal

cartridge

chair

🪑

chuckhole

collet

crevice

dimple

do

duct

electrical

electric plug

envelope

✉️

excavation

Με παύλα ως

sock‧et

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈsɒkɪt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: socket

Συγγενές με Ουαλικά: swch

In summary

From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout", from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.