It's used to describe anything related to Socrates, his philosophy, or his method of teaching.
For example:
* Socratic dialogue: A method of philosophical inquiry that uses a series of questions to stimulate critical thinking.
* Socratic irony: A technique where someone pretends to be ignorant in order to draw out the other person's knowledge.
* Socratic method: A form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions.