Topic: ELECTRICAL
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin contactus, from the past participle of contigere; CONTINGENT1 |
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con‧tact1 S3 W2
1 communication with a person, organization, country etc The children lost contact with their families (=they no longer see them because they do not know where to find them). The town is cut off from contact with the outside world.
communication
[uncountable]The children lost contact with their families (=they no longer see them because they do not know where to find them).The town is cut off from contact with the outside world.2 when two people or things touch each other
touch
[uncountable] contact with/between
3 when you meet someone or experience a particular kind of thing :
experience
[uncountable]4 a person you know who may be able to help or advise you :
person
[countable usually plural]5 a situation in which you can communicate easily with a group, country etc He goes to great lengths to maintain these contacts. the establishment of diplomatic contacts
contacts
[plural]He goes to great lengths to maintain these contacts.the establishment of diplomatic contacts6
point of contact
a) a place you go to or a person you meet when you ask an organization for help
first/initial point of contact Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service.
Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service.b) a way in which two different things are related : finding a point of contact between theory and practice
finding a point of contact between theory and practicec) the part of something where another thing touches it : The sting causes swelling at the point of contact.
The sting causes swelling at the point of contact.7 an electrical part that completes a circuit when it touches another part
electrical
[countable]TEE8 a contact lens
