English to English
contact
('k/A/nt/&/kt
)
noun (n)
- close interaction(noun.act)Example:
They kept in daily contact.
They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings.
source: wordnet30 - the act of touching physically(noun.act)Example:
Her fingers came in contact with the light switch.
source: wordnet30 - the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity(noun.state)Example:
Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid.
source: wordnet30 - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance(noun.person)Example:
He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor.
source: wordnet30 - a channel for communication between groups(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact(noun.artifact)Example:
They forget to solder the contacts.
source: wordnet30 - a communicative interaction(noun.communication)Example:
The pilot made contact with the base.
source: wordnet30 - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be in or establish communication with(verb.communication)Example:
He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia.
source: wordnet30