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nouna bony hollow into which a structure fitstype of:
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nouna receptacle into which an electric device can be insertedtype of:
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nounreceptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is insertedtype of:
Definition that contains socket
- point a wall socket
- jack an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- shoulder a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- hip the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
- plug an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
- brace a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
- slot (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
- orbital of or relating to the eye socket
- candlestick a holder with sockets for candles
- ethmoid one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity