| 单词 | socket |
| 释义 | socket —socketless, adj. /sok"it/, n. 1. a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing. 2. Elect. a. a device intended to hold an electric light bulb mechanically and connect it electrically to circuit wires. b. Also called wall socket. a socket placed in a wall to receive a plug that makes an electrical connection with supply wiring. 3. Anat. a. a hollow in one part that receives another part: the socket of the eye. b. the concavity of a joint: the socket of the hip. v.t. 4. to place in or fit with a socket. [1300-50; ME soket < AF, equiv. to OF soc plowshare ( < Gaulish *soccos; cf. Welsh swch, OIr socc) + -et -ET] |
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