contact en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒntækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑntækt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of touching physically; being in close association.
She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.
1935, George Goodchild, chapter 1, in Death on the Centre Court:
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(countable, uncountable) The establishment of communication (with).
When written information is unavailable and archeological findings are subject to conflicting interpretations, language data frequently provide the only evidence for prehistoric ethnic and cultural contacts.
1989 January 14, Werner Winter, “On a new claim concerning substratum influence upon Tocharian”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 33, number 1/2, Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISSN, page 126:In the old days, […] he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:I haven't been in contact with her for years.
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(countable, uncountable) The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
If the pilot […] cannot establish visual contact with the ground, he must immediately execute a missed-approach procedure […]
1983, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee, Hazardous Obstructions at San Francisco Airport, page 126:
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(countable, uncountable) A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
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(countable, uncountable) Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
Who is the company's contact for sales queries?
The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication. ▸ A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A contact lens.
- (countable, uncountable) A device designed for repetitive connections.
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(countable, informal, qualifier:by ellipsis, uncountable) Contact juggling.
I bought myself a new contact ball last week
- (countable, uncountable) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contacts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
no plan survives contact with the enemy · pseudocontact · tactical contact · ice-contact delta · electrical contact · intercontact · first contact · contact details · fourth contact · eye contact · contactual · cross-contact · contactable · contact process · contact shoe · contact number · contact card · contactless · no battle plan survives contact with the enemy · make contact with · contact inhibition · contact hitter · golden contact · contact line · contact call · contact shot · contact metamorphism · point of contact · contact manifold · contact language · contact sport · semicontact · language contact · thermal contact · third contact · contact explosive · direct client contact · contact-tracing · untact · microcontact · contact experience · no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy · non-contact · contact linguistics · contact printing · contact-free · contact nap · paleocontact · contact time · circle contact lens · slow contact · contact tracer · contact sheet · contactization · contact ball · contact wound · contactin · second contact · contact lens · anticontact · noncontact · letterbox contact · contact high · postcontact · contact-trace · contact person · fourth point of contact · contact print · nanocontact · paracontact · contact binary · on contact · contact trace · contact level · contact tracing · coontact · patient contact · contact geometry · overcontact · POC · multicontact · no plan survives first contact with the enemy · contact wire · precontact · body contact · rolling contact · line of contact
Translations (196)
ja お問い合わせ (someone with whom one is in communication) · sk spojenie (an establishment of communication) · pt contacto (an establishment of communication) · ur اِتِّصال (an establishment of communication) · nl contact (someone with whom one is in communication) · fi kontakti (an establishment of communication) · ja コンタクト (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · is snerting (an act of touching physically) · bg до́пир (an act of touching physically) · eo kontakto (an act of touching physically) · nn berøring (an act of touching physically) · ta காண்டாக்ட் (someone with whom one is in communication) · fi liitin (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · ka დაკავშირება (an establishment of communication) · ko 접촉 (an act of touching physically) · lad kontakto (someone with whom one is in communication) · fi kontakti (someone with whom one is in communication) · pt contato (someone with whom one is in communication) · sl zveza (an establishment of communication) · fr contact (an act of touching physically) · cs kontakt (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · cmn 隱形眼鏡 /隐形眼镜 (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · fr toucher (an act of touching physically) · fa-ira تَماس (an act of touching physically) · sl kontakt (an establishment of communication) · ur تَماس (an establishment of communication) · it contatto (an act of touching physically) · ta தொடு (an act of touching physically) · ru конта́кт (someone with whom one is in communication) · cmn 聯絡 /联络 (an establishment of communication) · ru ли́нза (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ta தொடல் (an act of touching physically) · cs spojení (an establishment of communication) · uk конта́кт (an act of touching physically) · vo kontag (an act of touching physically) · cmn 觸點 /触点 (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · be до́тык (an act of touching physically) · ja 端子 (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · da forbindelse (an act of touching physically) · bg конта́кт (an establishment of communication) · ka შეხება (an act of touching physically) · cmn 聯繫 /联系 (an establishment of communication) · la contactus (an act of touching physically) · ru связь (an establishment of communication) · ro contact (an act of touching physically) · ckb پەیوەند (an establishment of communication) · ta தொடுவில்லை (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ro legătură (an establishment of communication) · ko 렌즈 (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · nl contact (an establishment of communication) · pt lente de contato (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ur رابْطَہ (an establishment of communication) · da kontakt (an act of touching physically) · ar لَمْس (an act of touching physically) · de Kontakt (an establishment of communication) · ru прикоснове́ние (an act of touching physically) · ja 連絡先 (someone with whom one is in communication) · pl dotyk (an act of touching physically) · nl aanraking (an act of touching physically) · be су́вязь (an establishment of communication) · ko 접촉 (an establishment of communication) · fr lentille (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ko 연락 (an establishment of communication) · uk конта́кт (an establishment of communication) · ur مَساس (an act of touching physically) · pt contato (an act of touching physically) · fa-ira تَماس (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · es contacto (an act of touching physically) · ar مُلَامَسَة (an act of touching physically) · sh kòntakt (an establishment of communication) · sh kòntakt (an act of touching physically) · pt contacto (an act of touching physically) · bg свъ́рзване (an establishment of communication) · bg прикоснове́ние (an act of touching physically) · sh ко̀нтакт (an establishment of communication) · th แตะต้อง (an act of touching physically) · ar لَمْسَة (an act of touching physically) · cs čočka (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · fa-ira مُخاطَب (someone with whom one is in communication) · lad alishik (someone with whom one is in communication) · az toxunuş (an act of touching physically) · de Kontaktlinse (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · fr connaissance (someone with whom one is in communication) · ckb پەیوەند (someone with whom one is in communication) · sh до̏дӣр (an act of touching physically) · uk до́тик (an act of touching physically) · lb Kontakt (an establishment of communication) · cmn 接觸 /接触 (an act of touching physically) · cmn 交往 (an establishment of communication) · ar عَلَاقَة (an establishment of communication) · fr contact (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · pt contato (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · be канта́кт (an act of touching physically) · lb Kontaktlëns (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ro contact (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · mk допир (an act of touching physically) · vi sự chạm (an act of touching physically) · ka დაკონტაქტება (an establishment of communication) · pt contato (an establishment of communication) · nb berøring (an act of touching physically) · az əlaqə (someone with whom one is in communication) · sq kontakt (an establishment of communication) · pt lente de contacto (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · cs dotyk (an act of touching physically) · mk контакт (an establishment of communication) · sv kontakt (an establishment of communication) · it contatto (someone with whom one is in communication) · ur رابِطَہ (an establishment of communication) · ja 接点 (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · fi piilolinssi (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · hi संपर्क (an establishment of communication) · hy կապորդ (someone with whom one is in communication) · el επικοινωνία (an establishment of communication) · bg конта́кт (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · ur لَمْس (an act of touching physically) · cs kontakt (an act of touching physically) · cs dotek (an act of touching physically) · bg конта́ктна ле́ща (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · el επαφή (someone with whom one is in communication) · fr contact (someone with whom one is in communication) · ru конта́кт (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · nl contact (an act of touching physically) · pt contacto (someone with whom one is in communication) · pl kontakt (electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections) · cs kontakt (an establishment of communication) · sq prekje (an act of touching physically) · ro contact (an establishment of communication) · sl dotik (an act of touching physically) · fi yhteydenotto (an establishment of communication) · kmr têkilî (an establishment of communication) · fi yhteyshenkilö (someone with whom one is in communication) · ko 련락 (an establishment of communication) · ro atingere (an act of touching physically) · cmn 通訊 /通讯 (an establishment of communication) · fa-ira تَماس (an establishment of communication) · sv beröring (an act of touching physically) · cs kontakt (someone with whom one is in communication) · hu érintkezés (an establishment of communication) · fr contact (an establishment of communication) · sk kontakt (an establishment of communication) · el σύνδεσμος (someone with whom one is in communication) · uk зв'язо́к (an establishment of communication) · ca contacte (an establishment of communication) · fi kontakti (an act of touching physically) · vi sự tiếp xúc (an establishment of communication) · bg доко́сване (an act of touching physically) · cmn 聯繫 /联系 (someone with whom one is in communication) · th ติดต่อ (an establishment of communication) · mi hoapā (someone with whom one is in communication) · cy cyswllt (someone with whom one is in communication) · hu kapcsolat (an act of touching physically) · ca contacte (an act of touching physically) · vo kontagalentül (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · sh dȍdīr (an act of touching physically) · az təmas (an act of touching physically) · de Verbindung (an establishment of communication) · da berøring (an act of touching physically) · ase Open8@Cheek-PalmBack Open8@Cheek-PalmBack (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · be канта́кт (an establishment of communication) · sh ко̀нтакт (an act of touching physically) · fa-ira لَمْس (an act of touching physically) · de Kontakt (an act of touching physically) · hy հպում (an act of touching physically) · hu kontaktlencse (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · ja 接触 (an establishment of communication) · pl kontakt (an act of touching physically) · ar اِتِّصَال (an establishment of communication) · fi yhteys (an establishment of communication) · ar رَبْط (an establishment of communication) · ru связно́й (someone with whom one is in communication) · hu kapcsolattartó (someone with whom one is in communication) · it aggancio (an act of touching physically) · ja 接触 (an act of touching physically) · it contatto (an establishment of communication) · el επαφή (an act of touching physically) · ru конта́кт (an act of touching physically) · is samband (an establishment of communication) · ta தொடர்பு (an establishment of communication) · ru конта́кт (an establishment of communication) · pl kontakt (someone with whom one is in communication) · lb Kontakt (an act of touching physically) · sv kontakt (an act of touching physically) · he איש קשר (someone with whom one is in communication) · ru конта́ктная ли́нза (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · de Berührung (an act of touching physically) · fi kosketus (an act of touching physically) · pl kontakt (an establishment of communication) · is tengiliður (someone with whom one is in communication) · sk dotyk (an act of touching physically) · ja 連絡 (an establishment of communication) · az əlaqə (an establishment of communication) · pl szkło kontaktowe (colloquial: a contact lens — see also contact lens) · fa-ira اِتِّصال (an establishment of communication) · ru соприкоснове́ние (an act of touching physically) · ka კონტაქტი (an act of touching physically) · la contāgēs (an act of touching physically)