Alternative spelling of ball-and-socket joint

plural of ball-and-socket joint

A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center.

Having a socket.

plural of sockdologer

Alternative form of sockdolager

plural of tooth socket

present participle of socket

A pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe.

A bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.