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socketed

socketed

6.5
Fitted with a hole to hold another part
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɑkɪtɪd/
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  • The technician installed a socketed light fixture to improve the room's lighting.

Examples

  • They are deep-socketed, heavy-lidded, and very darkly shadowed, the area around them looking almost bruised.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Imploring wide-socketed skulls of butchered animals hung at waist height.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He bought a socketed tool for easier attachment to the power drill.

  • The lamp was designed to be socketed into the wall for a sleek look.

Synonyms

pluggable
vssocketed
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A separate part you can add to a device or program to give new features

is fitted with a fixed receptacle for attachment rather than removable modules

Surface Forms

socketed positive

Morphology

socketed = socket (transparent) = socket + ed

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival/past-participle formation meaning 'fitted with a socket', which an average learner can derive from 'socket' + '-ed'.

Etymology

Socketed comes from socket, which you can think of as a small hollow or 'sack' that something fits into. So, if something is socketed, it is 'fitted with a socket'—it has a hole or holder where another part can be attached.