socket vs electric socket

socket and electric socket both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
socket	Yes	No	No	No
electric socket	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electric socket is a hyponym of socket; that is, electric socket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than socket:

socket: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
electric socket: a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted

socket (noun)	electric socket (noun)
a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted	a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted
receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
a bony hollow into which a structure fits

socket vs electric socket

socket and electric socket both are nouns.

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