contact

English

/ˈkɑntækt/, /ˈkɒntækt/, /ˈkɑntækt/, /ˈkɒntækt/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of touching physically; being in close association.
  • The establishment of communication (with).
  • A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
  • Someone with whom one is in communication.
  • (informal) A contact lens.
  • (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
  • (informal) contact Contact juggling.
  • (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

Etymology

Derived from Latin contactus root from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (touch, take hold of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teh₂g-

Gloss

touch, take hold of

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🥲

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