contacts

/kənˈtækts/

IPA: /K AA1 N T AE0 K T S/

noun

1
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
2
The establishment of communication (with).
“I haven't been in contact with her for years.”
3
A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
“Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.”
4
Someone with whom one is in communication.
“The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.”
5
A contact lens.
6
A device designed for repetitive connections.
7
(by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
“I bought myself a new contact ball last week”
8
The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

verb

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.”

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