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Definition of Electrical contact
1. Noun. Contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another.
Definition of Electrical contact
1. Noun. the connection where two or more electrical conductors meet or are joined. ¹
2. Noun. the point on a conductor or electrical device where the connection happens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electrical Contact
Literary usage of Electrical contact
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Electrical Review (1881)
"... thereby making permanent the union and at the same time making perfect electrical
contact between the carbon and the con- ductors. 879. ..."
2. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"Very often the carrying bar will be partly covered by a thin black film of oil
and dirt, thus obstructing proper electrical contact between the holders and ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The observer should follow up closely any indication of poor electrical contact
between different sections of the metalwork of the bridge, or between the ..."
4. The Horseless Age (1904)
"If both surfaces so brought together are clean, the electrical contact depends
to a certain limit upon the pressure between them. In the separation of these ..."
5. The Grant and Validity of British Patents for Inventions by James R. Roberts (1903)
"Amendments were asked to (a) alter the title to " Improvements in electrical
contact devices; (£) to describe the invention as "an improved electrical ..."
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