Lexic.us

Definition of Socket

1. Noun. A bony hollow into which a structure fits.

2. Noun. Receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted.

3. Noun. A receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted.

Definition of Socket

1. n. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.

Definition of Socket

1. Noun. (mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. ''a light bulb socket''). ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) A two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Socket

1. to furnish with a socket (an opening for receiving something) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Socket

1. 1. The hollow part of a joint; the excavation in one bone of a joint which receives the articular end of the other bone. 2. Any hollow or concavity into which another part fits, as the eye socket. Origin: thr. O. Fr. Fr. L. Soccus, a shoe, a sock (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Socket

sock hop sock link sock puppet sock puppeteer sock puppeteers sock puppets sockdolager sockdolagers sockdologer sockdologers

sockdologizing socked socked on the nose sockeroo sockeroos socket (current term) socket joint socket wrench socket wrenches socketed

socketing socketless socketlike sockets sockette sockettes sockeye sockeye salmon sockeyes sockful

Literary usage of Socket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"920. socket in which the connection between sleeve and cap was made by a rotational ... lock or connection between the sleeve and the cap of such a socket. ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"They provide flexibility, but less stability Knee disarticulation. Suspension of the K/D prosthesis is achieved by waist belt and, in part, by socket ..."

3. Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War by William Michael Murray (1989)
"socket [3]: The upper right fourth course block of this cutting has shifted since its ... socket [4]: Block shifting has created a 2 cm. gap which must be ..."

4. Octavian's Campsite Memorial for the Actian War by William Michael Murray (1989)
"socket [3]: The upper right fourth course block of this cutting has shifted since its ... socket [4]: Block shifting has created a 2 on. gap which must be ..."

5. Convention by Convention, National Electric Light Association (1896)
"A STANDARD socket Mr. President and Gentlemen : The topic that I introduce ... This question of the standardization of the lamp socket was recently raised ..."

6. The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Designed for the Use of Surveyors and by John Butler Johnson (1900)
"To make the Plate perpendicular to the Axis of the socket.—This must be done by the maker. It is here mentioned because the axis is so likely to get ..."

7. The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Designed for the Use of Surveyors and by John Butler Johnson (1904)
"To make the Plate perpendicular to the Axis of the socket.—This must be done by the maker. It is here mentioned because the axis is so likely to get ..."

Other Resources: