Main Entry: ¹con·tact

Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌtakt\

Function: 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 bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation c (1) : the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes (2) : a special part made for such a junction
2 a : association, relationship b : connection, communication c : an establishing of communication with someone or an observing or receiving of a significant signal from a person or object <radar contact with Mars>
3 : a person serving as a go-between, messenger, connection, or source of special information <business contacts>
4 : contact lens