socket

1. 1.

   a bony hollow into which a structure fits

   Broadercavity

   Narrowerhip sockettooth socketacetabulum

   Part ofbone
2. 2.

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

   Broaderreceptacle

   Part ofbox wrenchsocket wrenchball-and-socket joint
3. 3.

   a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

   Broaderreceptacle

   Narrowerelectric socket

Other forms of socket

plural

sockets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about socket

What does socket mean?

socket means "a bony hollow into which a structure fits". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in socket?

socket has 2 syllables: soc-ket. The stress falls on "soc". In IPA it is /ˈsɑkət/.

Is socket a common word?

socket is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.