CONTACT

• (noun) close interaction

  "they kept in daily contact", "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"

• (noun) the act of touching physically

  "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"

  synonyms : physical contact

• (noun) (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

  "they forget to solder the contacts"

  synonyms : tangency

• (noun) a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

  synonyms : contact lens

• (noun) a channel for communication between groups

  "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

  synonyms : inter-group communication , liaison , link

  The Office of Career Services in our institute provides students with extensive professional career services and acts as a liaison between students and employers. -added by Administrator

  
  -tagged by Administrator
  a liaison between students and academic staff is presenting the demands of students before the academic staff.

• (noun) a communicative interaction

  "the pilot made contact with the base", "he got in touch with his colleagues"

  synonyms : touch

• (noun) the physical coming together of two or more things

  "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

  synonyms : impinging , striking

• (noun) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

  "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

  synonyms : middleman

• (noun) the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

  "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"

• (verb) be in or establish communication with

  "Our advertisements reach millions", "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

  synonyms : get hold of , get through , reach

• (verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact

  "The two buildings touch", "Their hands touched", "The wire must not contact the metal cover", "The surfaces contact at this point"

  synonyms : adjoin , meet , touch

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