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noun

Socket 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. "His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink."

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

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

(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. "And in the sockets oily bubbles dance."

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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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