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socket Definition and Meaning in English (socket definition)

noun
Synonyms:outletreceptacle
Quick Answer • Definition

Socket definition: An electrical receptacle into which a plug can be inserted to make an electrical connection.

Definitions of Socket

  1. 1noun

    An electrical receptacle into which a plug can be inserted to make an electrical connection.

  2. 2noun

    A natural hollow or concavity in a bone or organ into which another part fits.

Example Sentences

casual

“Plug the lamp into the nearest wall socket.”

formal

“The eye socket protects the eyeball from injury.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensesocketed
present participlesocketing
pluralsockets

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

ball and socket jointcollocation

A type of synovial joint in which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.

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Socket definition: An electrical receptacle into which a plug can be inserted to make an electrical connection.
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'Socket' translates to 'socket' in English. Socket definition: An electrical receptacle into which a plug can be inserted to make an electrical connection.
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