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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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
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