contact

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Regno Unito//ˈkɒntækt//
Regno Unito//kənˈtækt//
Stati Uniti//ˈkɑntækt//
Stati Uniti//kənˈtækt//

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

sostantivo

1
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.
2
The establishment of communication (with).
I haven't been in contact with her for years.
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.
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.
3
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 […]
4
A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.
5
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.
6
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.
7
informaleA contact lens.
8
A device designed for repetitive connections.
9
informaleContact juggling.
I bought myself a new contact ball last week
10
The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

Etimologia

From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

verbo

1
To touch; to come into physical contact with.
The side of the car contacted the pedestrian.
2
To establish communication with (something or someone).
I am trying to contact my sister.

Forme

plurale: contacts
passato: contacted
participio passato: contacted
participio presente: contacting
3ª persona singolare: contacts

consumer · One who, or that which, consumes.consuming · Holding one's attention or interest.consumption · The act of eating, drinking or using.

contact · The act of touching physically; being in close association.

contagious · Easily transmitted to others.contain · To hold inside.contained · Restricted in space.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.