Definitions for Socket
ˈsɒk ɪtsock·et

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socketnoun

   a bony hollow into which a structure fits

2. socketnoun

   receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

3. socketnoun

   a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socketnoun

   (Electricity) the receptacle of an electric lamp into which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to conduct electricity to the bulb.

2. Socketnoun

   (Electricity) the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a wall socket or outlet. The socket will typically have two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to a ground for safety.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socketnoun

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

2. socketnoun

   A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.

3. socketnoun

   A two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

4. Etymology: From soket, "spearhead" (diminutive of soc: plowshare), from soccus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socketnoun

   Etymology: souchette, French

   1. Any hollow pipe; generally the hollow of a candlestick.

   Two goodly beacons set in watches stead,
   Therein gave light, and flam’d continually;
   For they of living fire most subtilly
   Were made, and set in silver sockets bright. Fairy Queen.

   She at your flames would soon take fire,
   And like a candle in the socket
   Dissolve. Hudibras.

   The nightly virgin sees
   When sparkling lamps their sputt’ring light advance,
   And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden.

   The stars amaz’d ran backward from the sight,
   And, shrunk within their sockets, lost their light. Dryden.

   Two dire comets
   In their own plague, and fire have breath’d their last,
   Or dimly in their sinking sockets frown. Dryden.

   To nurse up the vital flame as long as the matter will last, is not always good husbandry; it is much better to cover it with an extinguisher of honour, than let it consume till it burns blue, and lies agonizing within the socket, and at length goes out in no perfume. Collier.

   2. The receptacle of the eye.

   His eye-balls in their hollow sockets sink;
   Bereft of sleep he loths his meat and drink;
   He withers at his heart, and looks as wan
   As the pale spectre of a murder’d man. Dryden.

   3. Any hollow that receives something inserted.

   The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured; as in the five brethren of the rose, and sockets of gillyflowers. Francis Bacon.

   Gomphosis is the connection of a tooth to its socket. Wise.

   As the weight leans wholly upon the axis, the grating and rubbing of these axes against the sockets wherein they are placed, will cause some inaptitude and resistency to that rotation of the cylinder which would otherwise ensue. John Wilkins.

   On either side the head produce an ear,
   And sink a socket for the shining share. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socket

   A socket refers to an endpoint in a network connection that is used for sending or receiving data. It is typically a combination of an IP address and a specific port number. In computing, it can also refer to a programming interface for network communication, or a physical interface for connecting peripherals or communication devices.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socketnoun

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

2. Socketnoun

   especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick

3. Etymology: [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]

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1. Socket

   Socket is an independent sci-fi thriller directed by Sean Abley and produced by John Carrozza, Sean Abley, Matt Mishkoff and Doug Prinzivalli, starring Derek Long as Dr. Bill and Matthew Montgomery as Dr. Craig Murphy. It was released in 2007.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Socket

   sok′et, n. a hollow into which something is inserted, the receptacle of the eye, &c.: a hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring: the hollow of a candlestick: a steel apparatus attached to the saddle to protect thighs and legs.—v.t. to provide with or place in a socket.—n. Sock′et-bolt, a bolt for passing through a thimble placed between the parts connected by the bolt.—p.adj. Sock′eted, provided with, placed in, or received in a socket. [A dim. of sock.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socket

   Generally means any hollow pipe that receives something inserted.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. socket

   A shape within the body of an animal or human where an element of the body connects.

   We as humans and animals have eye sockets, hip sockets and arm sockets.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

2. ---

   socket

   A type of electrical connection created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The socket for the plug was visible in the sitting room so the light was plugged in there.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Cavity
   • Receptacle

How to pronounce Socket?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Socket in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socket in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Socket in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Socket in a Sentence

1. Robert Spotswood:

   The key difference for me has been the ability to wear this all day long, without any real sensitivity whatsoever on the end of my leg. It’s allowed me to participate in sports that I love for longer periods of time, previously I was playing one set of tennis and I would be all the way into my socket to the point where I was having a lot of sensitivity on the end of my bone.

2. Socket:

   Socket's real name is Chidalu Fortune Tony, and he was born in Owerri Imo State, Nigeria is a HipHop/RnB Artist also a Songwriter

3. Chad Hammel:

   Once we got him on the kayak we could really see what happened, and his whole clavicle's ripped open ; you could see the ball and socket joint and everything.

4. Kaylee Muthart:

   So I pushed my thumb, pointer, and middle finger into each eye. I gripped each eyeball, twisted, and pulled until each eye popped out of the socket — it felt like a massive struggle, the hardest thing I ever had to do, because I could no longer see, I don't know if there was blood. But I know the drugs numbed the pain. I'm pretty sure I would have tried to claw right into my brain if a pastor hadn't heard me screaming, ‘I want to see the light!’ — which I don't recall saying — and restrained me.

5. Caroline Wozniacki:

   I had my ankle injury and broke two ligaments, my foot kind of went out of its socket. I was trying to slide on a clay court at full speed, and it just got stuck. I was actually wearing a brace, and the next day the doctor told me if I hadn’t been, my bone would probably have been sticking out of my foot. It was excruciating.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Socket
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Socket
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Socket
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Socket
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Socket
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Socket
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Socket
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html