̈ɪˈkɔntækt n. & v. --n. 1
the state or
condition of
touching,
meeting, or communicating. 2 a
person who is or
may be communicated
with for information, supplies, assistance, etc. 3 Electr. a a
connection for the passage of a
current. b a
device for
providing this. 4 a person
likely to
carry a
contagious disease through being associated with an infected person. 5 (usu. in pl.) colloq. a contact
lens. --v.tr. 1
get into communication with (a person). 2
begin correspondence or
personal dealings with. øcontact lens a
small lens placed
directly on the
eyeball to
correct the
vision. contact
print a photographic print
made by placing a
negative directly on sensitized
paper etc.
and illuminating
it. contact
sport a sport in
which participants
necessarily come into
bodily contact with
one another. øøcontactable adj. [L contactus f. contingere (as
com-, tangere touch)]