uncontacted
tækt noun
1.
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
2.
immediate proximity or association.
3.
an acquaintance, colleague, or relative through whom a person can gain access to information, favors, influential people, and the like.
4.
Electricity. a junction of electric conductors, usually metal, that controls current flow, often completing or interrupting a circuit.
5.
Geology. the interface, generally a planar surface, between strata that differ in lithology or age.
6.
Medicine/Medical. a person who has lately been exposed to an infected person.
7.
Sociology. a condition in which two or more individuals or groups are placed in communication with each other. Compare categoric contact, primary contact, secondary contact, sympathetic contact.
8.
verb (used with object)
9.
to put or bring into contact.
10.
to communicate with: We'll contact you by mail or telephone.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
11.
to enter into or be in contact.
adjective
12.
involving or produced by touching or proximity: contact allergy.
Origin:
1620–30; < Latin contāctus a touching, equivalent to contāc- < *contag-, variant stem of contingere to touch (con- con- + -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. tango, attain
1620–30; < Latin contāctus a touching, equivalent to contāc- < *contag-, variant stem of contingere to touch (con- con- + -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. tango, attain
Related forms
con·tac·tu·al·ly, adverb
non·con·tact, noun, adjective
re·con·tact, noun, verb
un·con·tact·ed, adjective
Usage note
Many verbs in English have derived from nouns. One can head an organization or toe the mark; butter the bread or bread the cutlet. Hence, grammatically at least, there is no historical justification for the once frequently heard criticism of contact used as a verb meaning “to communicate with”: The managing editor contacted each reporter personally. Despite the earlier objections to it and probably largely because there is no other one-word verb in the language to express the same idea, this use of contact has become standard in all types of speech and writing. Contact as a noun meaning “a person through whom one can gain access to information and the like” is also standard: My contact at the embassy says that the coup has been successful.
Many verbs in English have derived from nouns. One can head an organization or toe the mark; butter the bread or bread the cutlet. Hence, grammatically at least, there is no historical justification for the once frequently heard criticism of contact used as a verb meaning “to communicate with”: The managing editor contacted each reporter personally. Despite the earlier objections to it and probably largely because there is no other one-word verb in the language to express the same idea, this use of contact has become standard in all types of speech and writing. Contact as a noun meaning “a person through whom one can gain access to information and the like” is also standard: My contact at the embassy says that the coup has been successful.
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| contact | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or state of touching physically |
| 2. | the state or fact of close association or communication (esp in the phrases in contact, make contact) |
| 3. | a. a junction of two or more electrical conductors |
| b. the part of the conductors that makes the junction | |
| c. the part of an electrical device to which such connections are made | |
| 4. | an acquaintance, esp one who might be useful in business, as a means of introduction, etc |
| 5. | any person who has been exposed to a contagious disease |
| 6. | photog See contact print |
| 7. | (usually plural) an informal name for contact lens |
| 8. | (modifier) of or relating to irritation or inflammation of the skin caused by touching the causative agent: contact dermatitis |
| 9. | (modifier) denoting an insecticide or herbicide that kills on contact, rather than after ingestion or absorption |
| 10. | (modifier) of or maintaining contact |
| 11. | (modifier) requiring or involving (physical) contact: the contact sport of boxing |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 12. | to put, come, or be in association, touch, or communication |
| —interj | |
| 13. | aeronautics (formerly) a call made by the pilot to indicate that an aircraft's ignition is switched on and that the engine is ready for starting by swinging the propeller |
| [C17: from Latin contactus, from contingere to touch on all sides, pollute, from tangere to touch] | |
| contactual | |
| —adj | |
| con'tactually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
contact
1620s, from L. contactus "a touching," pp. of contingere "to touch, seize," from com- "together" + tangere "to touch" (see tangent). The verb is 1834, "put in contact;" meaning "get in touch with" is 1927, Amer.Eng. As a signal to the person about to spin an aircraft propeller
that the ignition is switched on, the word was in use by 1913. Contact lens is first recorded 1888; short form contact is from 1961.
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Medical Dictionary
contact con·tact (kŏn'tākt')
n.
A coming together or touching, as of bodies or surfaces.
A person recently exposed to a contagious disease, usually through close association with an infected individual.
To bring, be, or come in contact. adj.
Of, sustaining, or making contact.
Caused or transmitted by touching, as a rash.
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contact  (kŏn'tākt') Pronunciation Key
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