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1 [mass noun] the state of physical touching: equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining
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[as modifier] caused by or operating through physical touch: contact dermatitis
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(contacts) contact lenses: she didn’t have her contacts in
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2 [mass noun] the action of communicating or meeting: she had little contact with family members
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[count noun] a meeting, communication, or relationship with someone: they have forged contacts with key people in business
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[count noun] a person who may be approached for information or assistance, especially with regard to one’s job: Francesca had good contacts
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[count noun] a person who has associated with a patient with a contagious disease (and so may carry the infection): all efforts are made to persuade possible contacts of patients with either disease to attend for investigation
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3 [count noun] a connection for the passage of an electric current from one thing to another, or a part or device by which such a connection is made: the sliding contact of the potentiometer
