About The Word Socket
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What's The Definition Of Socket?
[n] a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
[n] receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted [n] a bony hollow into which a structure fits Synonyms | Synonyms for Socket: Related Terms | Find terms related to Socket: See Also | acetabulum | alveolus | ball-and-socket joint | bodily cavity | bone | box end wrench | box wrench | cavity | cavum | cotyloid cavity | electric socket | hip socket | os | receptacle | socket wrench | tooth socket Socket In Webster's Dictionary \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.
His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden.
2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
fixed in the candlestick.
And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden.
{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.
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