socket Pronunciation: /ˈsɒkɪt/Translate socket | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of socketn 1 (for plug) prise (f) (de courant); (for bulb) douille (f) 2 (of joint) cavité (f) articulaire; (of eye) orbite (f)socket in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of socket in the British & World English dictionary Definition of socket in the US English dictionary