Contact definition
Of, sustaining, or making contact.
adjective
Caused or transmitted by touching.
A contact skin rash.
adjective
A person who might be of use; a connection.
The reporter met with her contact at the mayor's office.
noun
To get in touch with; communicate with.
verb
To place in contact.
verb
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The definition of contact is the act or state of touching or being in touch.
An example of contact is the relationship between pen pals.
noun
To be in or come into contact.
verb
To come into contact with.
verb
(electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
noun
The state or fact of being in touch, communication, or association (with)
To come into contact with new ideas.
noun
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Caused or transmitted by touching, as a rash.
adjective
Contact is defined as to touch or to get in touch with someone.
An example of contact is to send an email to a friend.
verb
(medicine) A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.
noun
A contact lens.
noun
A coming together or touching, as of objects or surfaces.
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The state or condition of touching or of immediate proximity.
Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.
noun
Connection or interaction; communication.
Still in contact with my former employer.
noun
Visual observation.
The pilot made contact with the ship.
noun
Association; relationship.
Came into contact with new ideas at college.
noun
A connection between two conductors that permits a flow of current or heat.
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A part or device that makes or breaks such a connection.
noun
To come into contact with.
verb
To make contact with; touch or strike.
Players may contact the ball only once on a volley.
verb
To be in or come into contact.
verb
(med.) A person who may have caught a disease from an infected person.
noun
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An acquaintance, esp. one who is influential.
noun
A connection with such a person.
His contacts at city hall.
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A connection or point of connection between two conductors in a circuit.
noun
A device for opening and closing such a connection.
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(geology) The place where two different types of rock, or rocks of different ages, come together.
A connection between two conductors that allows an electric current to flow.
A part or device that makes or breaks a connection in an electrical circuit.
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
noun
The establishment of communication (with).
I haven't been in contact with her for years.
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A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
noun
Someone with whom one is in communication.
The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
noun
(informal) A contact lens.
noun
(informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
I bought myself a new contact ball last week.
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To touch; to come into physical contact with.
The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
verb
The act or state of touching or meeting.
Two surfaces in contact.
noun
To get in touch or communication with.
verb
Of, involving, or relating to contact.
adjective
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By means of contact flying.
adverb
A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.
noun
To bring, be, or come in contact.
verb
Relating to, sustaining, or making contact.
adjective
A metal bar or strip in a plug or smart card that touches a corresponding metal object in a socket or reader in order to enable current to pass. Contacts may be made of precious metals to avoid corrosion. See pin and smart card.
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Origin of contact
- Latin contāctus from past participle of contingere to touch com- com- tangere to touch tag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin contactus, from contingere (to touch on all sides), from tangere (to touch). Used in English since the 17th Century.
From Wiktionary