socket
24
2.8
- noun
- /ˈsɑkɪt/
:
toma de corriente
- You check the wall sockets.
Or you can wire it up to one of your sockets in your quad plates here.
- Or you can wire it up to one of your sockets in your quad plates here.
- Our technicians determined it was ACPU socket damage issue.
Examples
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Next on this particular unit, we have a VGA socket and two full size display port connectors.
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So let's check the socket side for its voltage.
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Did it go out of the socket?
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And then carefully lift the whole socket cover back.
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A socket for a plug.
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I put the plug into the wall socket, it hums, and we sit down to supper.
Fiction book (1992) -
We've got lots of plug sockets and everything.
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After tugging on all the cords and checking the electrical sockets, she went downstairs to the phone.
Fiction book (1996) -
Jill realizes why the android had to plug itself into the power socket before electrocuting Vernon.
Fiction book (1990) -
I plugged the charger into the socket to charge my phone.
Synonyms
53
2.7
A point in a wall where you plug in electrical devices to get power
13
5.6
A socket where you plug a cable to connect a device
7
3.0
A socket in a wall where you plug in a phone charger or lamp to get power
3
2.9
A place in a wall where you plug in an electrical device to get power
2
7.1
A socket where you plug in power cords
1
3.4
A socket on a wall where you plug a telephone to connect it
1
2.4
A socket in a wall that lets you plug in devices to get power
1
2.4
An electrical socket in a wall where you connect a device to get power
1
5.2
A socket inside a computer that holds an extra card like a graphics card
A socket in a wall that you plug devices into to get power
A wall socket where you plug devices to get electricity
A device in a wall or lamp that a light bulb goes into to get power
A small wall socket where you plug a phone to connect to the phone line
Compounds
6
4.2
A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts
- Specialized
1
4.4
A hollow in the pelvis where the top of the thigh bone fits to connect the leg to the body
- Specialized
1
4.1
A joint where a round bone end fits into a cup, allowing movement in many directions
- Specialized
Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out
How Many
- Specialized
24
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Socket comes from an old word like sock (Latin soccus) that meant a small 'shoe' or cover for a part. So think of an electric socket as a little 'sock' that a plug fits into to make a connection.