Noun
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"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"6. a channel for communication between groups;
"he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"7. (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact;
"they forget to solder the contacts"8. a communicative interaction;
"the pilot made contact with the base""he got in touch with his colleagues"9. a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication