Lexic.us

Definition of Contact

1. Verb. Be in or establish communication with. "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

2. Noun. Close interaction. "They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"

3. Verb. Be in direct physical contact with; make contact. "His fields contact mine at this point"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

4. Noun. The act of touching physically. "Her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

5. Noun. The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity. "Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

6. Noun. The physical coming together of two or more things. "Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

7. 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"

8. Noun. A channel for communication between groups. "He provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

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

10. Noun. A communicative interaction. "He got in touch with his colleagues"

11. Noun. A thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication.

Definition of Contact

1. n. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

Definition of Contact

1. Noun. The act of touching physically. ¹

2. Noun. The establishment of communication (with). ¹

3. Noun. A nodule designed to connect a device with something else. ¹

4. Noun. Someone with whom one is in communication. ¹

5. Noun. (informal) A contact lens. ¹

6. Noun. (electricity) a device designed for repetitive connections. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To establish communication with something or someone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contact

1. to communicate with [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Contact

1. A mutual touching of two bodies or persons. Origin: L. Contactus = a touching together This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contact

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consumptiveness consumptives consumpts cont cont'd contact (current term) contact-lens contact-type dermatitis contact action contact allergy

contact area contact arm contact ball contact ceptor contact cheilitis contact dermatitis contact details contact following contact guidance contact high

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