socket
Meaning
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- An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
- A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
- One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
- One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
- A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
- The hollow of a candlestick.
- A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
Synonyms
electric outlet
power socket
cylindrical lining
electrical outlet
power outlet
lamp socket
sleeping-place
collet chuck
electric socket
lamp stand
sleeping-accomodation
receiving window
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
electrical socket
electric plug
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sock‧et
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɒkɪt/
Etymology
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-.
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