contact

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The act of touching physically

   The act of touching physically; being in close association.

   • 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

   The establishment of communication (with).

   • I haven't been in contact with her for years.
   • When written information is unavailable and archeological findings are subject to conflicting interpretations, language data frequently provide the only evidence for prehistoric ethnic and cultural contacts.
3. 3

   The situation of being within sight of something

   The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.

   • If the pilot […] cannot establish visual contact with the ground, he must immediately execute a missed-approach procedure […]
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   1. 4

      A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.

      • Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
   2. 5

      Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.

      • Who is the company's contact for sales queries?
      • The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
   3. 6

      A contact lens.

   4. 7

      A device designed for repetitive connections.

   5. 8

      Contact juggling.

      • I bought myself a new contact ball last week
   6. 9

      The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

   7. 10

      To touch

      To touch; to come into physical contact with.

      • The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
   8. 11

      To establish communication with (something or someone).

      • I am trying to contact my sister.

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