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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contact \Con"tact\ (k[o^]n"t[a^]kt), n. [L. contactus, fr.
     contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See
     Contingent.]
     1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or
        meeting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which
        meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of
        dissimilar rock. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Electricity) A metallic conducting component of an
        electrical device connected to a circuit within and so
        situated that it may form a conducting pathway to an
        external power source or device when contacted by another
        conductor; as, the contact on a standard light bulb has
        the shape of a screw for easy insertion into the socket.
        [PJC]
  
     5. A person who serves to commmunicate information to or from
        one group to another, whether formally or informally; as,
        a good Washington reporter has contacts in the White
        House.
        [PJC]
  
     Contact level, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when
        two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with
        each other; -- used in precise determinations of lengths
        and in the accurate graduation of instruments.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contact \Con"tact\, n. [L. contactus, fr. contingere, -tactum,
     to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]
     1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or
        meeting.
  
     2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which
        meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction.
  
     3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of
        dissimilar rock. --Raymond.
  
     Contact level, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when
        two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with
        each other; -- used in precise determinations of lengths
        and in the accurate graduation of instruments.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  contact
       n 1: close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they
            claimed that they had been in contact with
            extraterrestrial beings"
       2: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate
          proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an
          acid"
       3: the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact
          with the light switch"
       4: the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact
          with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: 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" [syn: middleman]
       6: a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a
          liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: liaison, link, 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" [syn: tangency]
       8: a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with
          the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues" [syn: touch]
       9: a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the
          cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
          [syn: contact lens]
       v 1: be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements
            reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after
            he emigrated to Australia" [syn: reach, get through,
             get hold of]
       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" [syn: touch, adjoin, meet]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     Γαλλικά n.
     η επαφή, η επικοινωνία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     French n.
     1 (physical) (l en contact); contact (q: with another person)
     2 (l en contact) (gloss: person that one knows)
     3 rapport
     n.
     The act of touch#Verb physically; being in close association.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into
  physical contact with.
     2 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To establish
  communication with something or someone.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     n.
     The act of touch#Verb physically; being in close association.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into
  physical contact with.
     2 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To establish
  communication with something or someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     French n.
     1 (physical) (l en contact); contact (q: with another person)
     2 (l en contact) (gloss: person that one knows)
     3 rapport
     n.
     The act of touch#Verb physically; being in close association.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into
  physical contact with.
     2 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To establish
  communication with something or someone.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     French n.
     1 (physical) (l en contact); contact (q: with another person)
     2 (l en contact) (gloss: person that one knows)
     3 rapport
     n.
     The act of touch#Verb physically; being in close association.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into
  physical contact with.
     2 (lb en transitive occasionally proscribed) To establish
  communication with something or someone.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     Ranska n.
     1 kontakti, kosketus, tuntuma
     2 yhteyshenkilö, yhteys, suhde
     Romania n.
     1 kontakti
     2 yhteys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contact
     Engelska n.
     kontakt, förbindelse
     Engelska vb.
     kontakta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  contact /kˈɒntakt/
  kontak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Contact /kˈɒntakt/
  الإتصال

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contact //kənˈtækt// //ˈkɑntækt// //ˈkɒntækt// 
  1. допир
  an act of touching physically
  2. конта́кт, свързване
  an establishment of communication
  3. конта́ктна ле́ща
  colloquial: a contact lens
  4. контакт
  electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contact //kənˈtækt// //ˈkɑntækt// //ˈkɒntækt// 
  1. свързвам се
  establish communication with
  2. докосвам, допирам се
  touch physically