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  • 51contact — n. being together connection 1) to come in, into contact; to establish, make contact 2) to maintain, stay in contact 3) to bring into contact 4) to break off; lose contact 5) (electrical) to break contact 6) close, intimate; direct; eye; face to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 52contact — 01. I tried to phone her, but wasn t able to [contact] her. 02. In the culture of Zambia, direct eye [contact] with members of the opposite sex is avoided. 03. Please feel free to [contact] me if you have any more questions. 04. This soap is… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 53Contact fuze — A contact fuze, percussion fuze or direct action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or shell so that it will detonate on contact with a hard surface. Many impacts are unpredictable: they may involve a soft surface,… …

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  • 54Contact (mathematics) — Osculation redirects here. For other meanings, see Kiss. In mathematics, contact of order k of functions is an equivalence relation, corresponding to having the same value at a point P and also the same derivatives there, up to order k. The… …

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  • 55Contact (The Culture) — In the science fiction of Iain M. Banks, Contact is an organization that exists within the anarchist/libertarian socialist civilization known as the Culture (which forms the basis of several of his novels and shorter works). Activities Contact s… …

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  • 56Contact immunity — Not to be confused with Herd immunity. Contact immunity is the property of some vaccines, where a vaccinated individual can confer immunity upon unimmunized individuals through contact with bodily fluids or excrement. In other words, if Mark has… …

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  • 57Contact shot — A contact shot is defined as a gunshot wound incurred while the muzzle of the firearm is in direct contact with the body at the moment of discharge. Contact shots are often the result of close range gunfight, suicide or execution. Some… …

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  • 58Contact list — A contact list is a collection of screen names in an instant messaging or e mail program or online game or mobile phone. It has various trademarked and proprietary names in different contexts. The contact list just a list: generally a window that …

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  • 59contact — I. noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with more at contingent Date: 1626 1. a. union or junction of surfaces b. the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial… …

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  • 60contact — noun /ˈkɒntækt / (say kontakt) 1. the state or fact of touching; a touching or meeting of bodies. 2. immediate proximity or association. 3. Electricity the moving part of a switch or relay which completes and breaks the circuit. 4. Mathematics a… …