Contact definition
A contact skin rash.
The reporter met with her contact at the mayor's office.
An example of contact is the relationship between pen pals.
To come into contact with new ideas.
An example of contact is to send an email to a friend.
Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.
Still in contact with my former employer.
The pilot made contact with the ship.
Came into contact with new ideas at college.
Players may contact the ball only once on a volley.
His contacts at city hall.
I haven't been in contact with her for years.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
I bought myself a new contact ball last week.
The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
Two surfaces in contact.
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