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φατνίο — meaning in English

fatnio

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English meaning

  • socket noun A hollow opening designed to hold or receive a matching part, such as an electrical plug or a light bulb.

Senses

φατνίο is used for these senses in English:

  • dental alveolus (medicine, anatomy) An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.
  • socket (anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.

socket — full definition

  1. noun A hollow opening designed to hold or receive a matching part, such as an electrical plug or a light bulb.
  2. noun In computing, an endpoint used for sending and receiving data between programs over a network.

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