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socketing

socketing

7.7
Cutting or carving a hole in material to hold another part
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mecanizado
  • The artisan demonstrated the intricate process of socketing wood to create a tight fit for the joint.

Examples

  • During the workshop, the instructor showed us how proper socketing can enhance the strength of furniture connections.

  • He practiced socketing by carefully carving a recess in the stone to hold the sculpture firmly in place.

  • So I'm going to stick some of these into a lump of clay to make a tapered socket and then cast those in plastic.

  • So the reason we couldn't get it to fail with less bend and more inserted but still incorrect socketing was because this path was not created.

Surface Forms

socketing singular
socketings plural

Morphology

socketing = socket (transparent) = socket + ing

This is a regular action noun formed from the verb 'socket', so the meaning follows standard English morphology.

Etymology

Socketing comes from socket, a hollow made to receive another part, like the carved slot for a wooden beam. So socketing is the process of making that hollow so parts fit together tightly.