- socket
- socket n1 Elec (for plug) prise f (de courant) ; (for bulb) douille f ;2 Anat (of joint) cavité f articulaire ; (of eye) orbite f ; (of tooth) alvéole m ; he nearly pulled my arm out of its socket il a failli me déboîter le bras ;3 Tech (carpentry joint) mortaise f ; (of spanner) douille f.
Big English-French dictionary. 2003.