socket en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɑkɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɒkɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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-.
Meanings
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Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. ▸ An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
Near-synonyms: jack, outlet, receptacle, wall socket
Each seat must have a 230V socket, a USB socket, a coat hook, reading light and cup holder.
2021 December 29, “Network News: HS2 rolling stock”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7:
- Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. ▸ A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
- Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. ▸ The socket head for a socket wrench.
- Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. ▸ A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
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Any of various concave objects (or portions of larger objects) that envelop a counterpart object. ▸ The hollow of a candlestick.
The candle burned to its socket, the fire went out, the night air grew heavy with silence, before Herbert lay down.
1856, L. S. Lavenu, chapter XXXIII, in Erlesmere; or, Contrasts of Character, volume 1, London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 336:Chriſt calls his Miniſters, Lux Mundi, the light of the World, Matth. 5. 14. therefore they must be alwayes giving forth their luſtre; their light must not go out till it be in the ſocket or till violent death as an extinguisher put it out.
1671, Thomas Watson, The Beatitudes, page 8:
- One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
- 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 steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sockets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
socket pole · socketlike · eye-socket · Winsock · socket pipe · unsocket · socketry · whipsocket · multisocket · socketwood · cock-socket · alveolar socket · tube socket · resocket · socket wrench · socket bolt · cocksocket · cock socket · socketless · socket lichen · pole-socket · ball-and-socket joint
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
wall socket · jack · outlet · receptacle · network socket · network socket
Translations (167)
et pesa (1.1. electrical opening) · ro priză (1.1. electrical opening) · ca endoll (1.1. electrical opening) · kk рәзеткі (1.1. electrical opening) · hu foglalat (1.1. electrical opening) · ru со́кет (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · nn kontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · ms soket (1.1. electrical opening) · eo aksingo (1.1. electrical opening) · pdt Hollinj (1.1. electrical opening) · uk гніздо́ (1.1. electrical opening) · be разе́тка (1.1. electrical opening) · sk pätica (1.1. electrical opening) · az taxıc yuvası (1.1. electrical opening) · bo བསྒར་མིག (1.1. electrical opening) · pl oczodół (1.2. hollow in a bone) · fr socket (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · de Buchse (1.1. electrical opening) · be разды́м (1.1. electrical opening) · ko 소케트 (1.1. electrical opening) · fi vastake (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · cs zásuvka (1.1. electrical opening) · de Steckdose (1.1. electrical opening) · es enchufe (1.1. electrical opening) · pt socket (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · bg контакт (1.1. electrical opening) · my မီးခေါင်း (1.1. electrical opening) · fi pistukka (1.1. electrical opening) · ru патро́н (1.1. electrical opening) · uk роз'є́м (1.1. electrical opening) · lo ຮູສຽບໄຟຟ້າ (1.1. electrical opening) · sh ùtičnica (1.1. electrical opening) · hu üreg (1.2. hollow in a bone) · es tomacorriente (1.1. electrical opening) · nn stikkontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · el ρευματοδότης (1.1. electrical opening) · ar مِقْبَس (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · eo konektingo (1.1. electrical opening) · ka როზეტი (1.1. electrical opening) · hu csatlakozóaljzat (1.1. electrical opening) · sw soketi (1.1. electrical opening) · sk zásuvka (1.1. electrical opening) · hsb tykačka (1.1. electrical opening) · el φατνίο (1.2. hollow in a bone) · bg сокет (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · pl panewka (1.2. hollow in a bone) · fr cavité (1.2. hollow in a bone) · fi pistoke (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · pl gniazdko elektryczne (1.1. electrical opening) · kk розетка (1.1. electrical opening) · bo སྒྲོག་མཐུད་ཡི་གེ (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · cmn 套接字 (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · az rozetka (1.1. electrical opening) · mk приклучница (1.1. electrical opening) · nl kas (1.2. hollow in a bone) · hy կոթառ (1.1. electrical opening) · km ឌូយ (1.1. electrical opening) · az yuvacıq (1.1. electrical opening) · vi ổ điện (1.1. electrical opening) · mk утичница (1.1. electrical opening) · lt rozetė (1.1. electrical opening) · yue 插蘇 /插苏 (1.1. electrical opening) · fo stungudós (1.1. electrical opening) · nb stikkontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · ru глазни́ца (1.2. hollow in a bone) · ru розе́тка (1.1. electrical opening) · vi ổ cắm điện (1.1. electrical opening) · nl fitting (1.1. electrical opening) · da stikkontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · cs zdířka (1.1. electrical opening) · cy soced (1.1. electrical opening) · tl entsupe (1.1. electrical opening) · bg гнездо́ (1.1. electrical opening) · fi pistorasia (1.1. electrical opening) · uz rozetka (1.1. electrical opening) · kl ikkussuiffik (1.1. electrical opening) · grc ὁλμίσκος (1.1. electrical opening) · ro fasung (1.1. electrical opening) · fr orbite (1.2. hollow in a bone) · hi सॉकेट (1.1. electrical opening) · tg розетка (1.1. electrical opening) · cs patice (1.1. electrical opening) · ar مَقْبِس (1.1. electrical opening) · bg ямка (1.2. hollow in a bone) · hu dugaszolóaljzat (1.1. electrical opening) · ko 콘센트 (1.1. electrical opening) · id soket (1.1. electrical opening) · pt tomada (1.1. electrical opening) · tr priz (1.1. electrical opening) · fo stikkkontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · it presa (1.1. electrical opening) · hy բնիկ (1.1. electrical opening) · rm bischla da contact (1.1. electrical opening) · hu konnektor (1.1. electrical opening) · eo ampolingo (1.1. electrical opening) · ga soicéad (1.1. electrical opening) · hu dugalj (1.1. electrical opening) · mn розетка (1.1. electrical opening) · it zoccolo (1.1. electrical opening) · arz بريزه (1.1. electrical opening) · hu aljzat (1.1. electrical opening) · es toma (1.1. electrical opening) · pl gniazdo (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · grc ὁλμίσκος (1.2. hollow in a bone) · ru гнездо́ (1.1. electrical opening) · ru разъём (1.1. electrical opening) · th ซ็อกเก็ต (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · hy հարակցիչ (1.1. electrical opening) · cs jamka (1.2. hollow in a bone) · ro dulie (1.1. electrical opening) · cs soket (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · ky розетка (1.1. electrical opening) · pl gniazdko (1.1. electrical opening) · is innstunga (1.1. electrical opening) · el κόγχη (1.2. hollow in a bone) · fi ontelo (1.2. hollow in a bone) · nan-hbl 插座 (1.1. electrical opening) · sl vtičnica (1.1. electrical opening) · fi kuoppa (1.2. hollow in a bone) · dsb wótycka (1.1. electrical opening) · cmn 插口 (1.1. electrical opening) · fr douille (1.1. electrical opening) · hu gödör (1.2. hollow in a bone) · lv ligzda (1.1. electrical opening) · fi istukka (1.1. electrical opening) · es zócalo (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · cmn 插座 (1.1. electrical opening) · ko 소켓 (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · yue 插座 (1.1. electrical opening) · pt cavidade (1.2. hollow in a bone) · luy esoket (1.1. electrical opening) · pt soquete (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · de Sockel (1.1. electrical opening) · da stikdåse (1.1. electrical opening) · fr prise (1.1. electrical opening) · ja ソケット (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · ro soclu (1.1. electrical opening) · be гняздо́ (1.1. electrical opening) · de Höhle (1.2. hollow in a bone) · nl kom (1.2. hollow in a bone) · bg розе́тка (1.1. electrical opening) · uk розе́тка (1.1. electrical opening) · hy վարդակ (1.1. electrical opening) · sq prizë (1.1. electrical opening) · cs důlek (1.2. hollow in a bone) · de Fassung (1.1. electrical opening) · he שֶׁקַע (1.1. electrical opening) · eo ingo (1.1. electrical opening) · bo བསྒར་གནད (1.1. electrical opening) · fa-ira پِریز (1.1. electrical opening) · mn эм залгуур (1.1. electrical opening) · mn разетк (1.1. electrical opening) · sv uttag (1.1. electrical opening) · nl stopcontact (1.1. electrical opening) · sh у̀тичница (1.1. electrical opening) · lv kontaktligzda (1.1. electrical opening) · es glena (1.2. hollow in a bone) · nb kontakt (1.1. electrical opening) · el πρίζα (1.1. electrical opening) · th เต้ารับ (1.1. electrical opening) · ja コンセント (1.1. electrical opening) · es dado (1.3. head of a socket wrench) · arz كوبس (1.1. electrical opening) · arz كبس (1.1. electrical opening) · fr capsule (1.2. hollow in a bone) · hu foglalat (2. computing interprocess communication channel) · th ซ็อกเก็ต (1.1. electrical opening)