noncontact
Americanadjective
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Sports. of or relating to a sport or version of a sport that does not involve physical contact between players.
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not involving, requiring, or resulting from physical contact.
Example Sentences
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Using a custom-built noncontact sensing system called HackKey, the team recorded the movements of all 88 piano keys at a speed of 1,000 frames per second and with microscopic spatial precision.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Then it could be time for detachment and noncontact.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Then, in the second half against Denver, Parsons went down with a noncontact injury that threatens to sideline him for the team’s playoff push and possibly into 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
But Brown’s breakout was cut short this week, when the redshirt junior suffered a noncontact injury during USC’s practice that’s expected to keep him out for the foreseeable future.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
The visiting room for noncontact visits was cramped and windowless.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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