Meaning & Definition of Contact in English
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Contact
/kɑntækt/
noun
1. Close interaction
- "They kept in daily contact"
- "They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
synonym:
- contact
2. The act of touching physically
- "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
synonym:
- contact,
- physical contact
3. The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- "Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
synonym:
- contact
4. The physical coming together of two or more things
- "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
synonym:
- contact,
- impinging,
- striking
5. A person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- "He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
synonym:
- contact,
- middleman
6. A channel for communication between groups
- "He provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
synonym:
- liaison,
- link,
- contact,
- inter-group communication
7. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- "They forget to solder the contacts"
synonym:
- contact,
- tangency
8. A communicative interaction
- "The pilot made contact with the base"
- "He got in touch with his colleagues"
synonym:
- contact,
- touch
9. A thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
synonym:
- contact,
- contact lens
verb
1. Be in or establish communication with
- "Our advertisements reach millions"
- "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to australia"
synonym:
- reach,
- get through,
- get hold of,
- contact
2. Be in direct physical contact with
- Make contact
- "The two buildings touch"
- "Their hands touched"
- "The wire must not contact the metal cover"
- "The surfaces contact at this point"
synonym:
- touch,
- adjoin,
- meet,
- contact
Examples of using
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