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Contact

//ˈkɑntækt// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of touching physically; being in close association. countable, uncountable

    "She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill."

  2. 2
    close interaction wordnet
  3. 3
    The establishment of communication (with). countable, uncountable

    "I haven't been in contact with her for years."

  4. 4
    the act of touching physically wordnet
  5. 5
    The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact. countable, uncountable

    "If the pilot […] cannot establish visual contact with the ground, he must immediately execute a missed-approach procedure […]"

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  1. 6
    (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact wordnet
  2. 7
    A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. countable, uncountable

    "Touch the contact to ground and read the number again."

  3. 8
    a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication wordnet
  4. 9
    Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. countable, uncountable

    "Who is the company's contact for sales queries?"

  5. 10
    a channel for communication between groups wordnet
  6. 11
    Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.; A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number. broadly, countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a communicative interaction wordnet
  8. 13
    A contact lens. countable, informal, uncountable
  9. 14
    the physical coming together of two or more things wordnet
  10. 15
    A device designed for repetitive connections. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    a person who is in a position to give you special assistance wordnet
  12. 17
    Contact juggling. countable, informal, uncountable

    "I bought myself a new contact ball last week"

  13. 18
    the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity wordnet
  14. 19
    The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To touch; to come into physical contact with. transitive

    "The side of the car contacted the pedestrian."

  2. 2
    be in or establish communication with wordnet
  3. 3
    To establish communication with (something or someone). transitive

    "I am trying to contact my sister."

  4. 4
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin contactus, from contingō (“I touch on all sides”), from tangō (“I touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

Etymology 2

From Latin contactus, from contingō (“I touch on all sides”), from tangō (“I touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

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