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contact
[ kon-takt ]
noun
- the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- immediate proximity or association.
- an acquaintance, colleague, or relative through whom a person can gain access to information, favors, influential people, and the like.
- Electricity. a junction of electric conductors, usually metal, that controls current flow, often completing or interrupting a circuit.
- Geology. the interface, generally a planar surface, between strata that differ in lithology or age.
- Medicine/Medical. a person who has lately been exposed to an infected person.
- Sociology. a condition in which two or more individuals or groups are placed in communication with each other. Compare categoric contact, primary contact, secondary contact, sympathetic contact.
verb (used with object)
- to put or bring into contact.
- to communicate with:
We'll contact you by mail or telephone.
verb (used without object)
- to enter into or be in contact.
adjective
- involving or produced by touching or proximity:
contact allergy.
contact
/ kɒnˈtæktjʊəl /
noun
- the act or state of touching physically
- the state or fact of close association or communication (esp in the phrases in contact, make contact )
- a junction of two or more electrical conductors
- the part of the conductors that makes the junction
- the part of an electrical device to which such connections are made
- an acquaintance, esp one who might be useful in business, as a means of introduction, etc
- any person who has been exposed to a contagious disease
- photog See contact print
- usually plural an informal name for contact lens
- modifier of or relating to irritation or inflammation of the skin caused by touching the causative agent
contact dermatitis
- modifier denoting an insecticide or herbicide that kills on contact, rather than after ingestion or absorption
- modifier of or maintaining contact
- modifier requiring or involving (physical) contact
the contact sport of boxing
verb
- whenintr, often foll by with to put, come, or be in association, touch, or communication
interjection
- aeronautics (formerly) a call made by the pilot to indicate that an aircraft's ignition is switched on and that the engine is ready for starting by swinging the propeller
contact
/ kŏn′tăkt′ /
- Electricity.
- 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.
- Geology.The place where two different types of rock, or rocks of different ages, come together.
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- contactual, adjective
- conˈtactually, adverb
Other Words From
- con·tac·tu·al [kon-, tak, -choo-, uh, l], adjective
- con·tactu·al·ly adverb
- non·contact noun adjective
- re·contact noun verb
- un·contact·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of contact1
Example Sentences
But some from the region in close contact with US officials see this approach as reductive, even cynical.
She would block him online but he created about 50 new social media accounts to continue contacting her, she said.
Mr Kay only found out the case had been discontinued on Thursday afternoon, when the BBC contacted Derby County Court to check the hearing was still going ahead.
“Their booking agent contacted me and said we have got this band, and we know no one has heard of them, but would you do us a favour?” he explains.
Pederson said that various countries were in contact with the rebels and had stressed the need to avoid chaos and bloodshed.
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