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Definitions of contact
  1. noun
    a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
    "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

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  2. noun
    the physical coming together of two or more things
    "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

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  3. noun
    a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

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  4. verb
    be in or establish communication with
    "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
  5. noun
    a communicative interaction
    "the pilot made contact with the base"

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  6. verb
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    "The wire must not contact the metal cover" "The surfaces contact at this point"

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  7. noun
    a channel for communication between groups
  8. noun
    the act of touching physically
    "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

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  9. noun
    (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
    "they forget to solder the contacts"

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  10. noun
    close interaction
    "they kept in daily contact" "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
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  11. noun
    the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
    "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
Definition that contains contact
  • page contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
  • brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable
  • engagement contact by fitting together
  • ping contact, usually in order to remind of something
  • placement contact established between applicants and prospective employees
  • mesh contact by fitting together
  • wiper contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
  • interlocking contact by fitting together
  • meshing contact by fitting together
  • contact arm contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
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