Definition of contact_us
1. contact [ n ] close interaction
Examples: : "they kept in daily contact"
"they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
He was , however , fortunate in his contact with Prof._J._G._L._Manthey ( 1769 - 1842 ) , teacher of chemistry , who , in_addition to his academic chair , was also proprietor of the `` Lion_Pharmacy '' in Copenhagen where Oersted assisted him .
(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)
What is noteworthy about this large group of teen-agers is that , although their attitudes hardly differentiate them from their gentile counterparts , they actually lead their lives in a vast self_enclosed Jewish cosmos with relatively little contact with the non Jewish world .
(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)
In a sample of new members of Pittsburgh churches , almost 60 per_cent were recruited by initial `` contacts with friendly members '' .
If we add to these contacts with friendly members the `` contacts with an organization of the church '' ( 11.2 per_cent of the cases ) , then a substantial two thirds of all recruitment is through friendly contact .
If we add to these contacts with friendly members the `` contacts with an organization of the church '' ( 11.2 per_cent of the cases ) , then a substantial two thirds of all recruitment is through friendly contact .
Synonyms contact Related Terms interaction placement brush eye_contact reach2. contact [ v ] be in communication with, establish communication with
Examples:
"Our advertisements reach millions"
"He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)
For further information contact Director , Office_of_Business_Economics , U.S._Department_of_Commerce , Washington 25 , D.C. .
When suitable equipment is_located by the SBA representative , the small business_concern is contacted and advised on when , where , and how to bid on such property .
For further information , contact Small_Business_Administration_Regional_Offices in Atlanta , Ga. ; Boston , Mass. ; Chicago , Ill. ; Cleveland , Ohio ; Dallas , Tex. ; Denver , Colo. ; Detroit , Mich. ; Kansas_City , Mo. ; Los_Angeles , Calif. ; Minneapolis , Minn. ; New_York , N.Y. ; Philadelphia , Pa. ; Richmond , Va. ; San_Francisco , Calif. ; and Seattle , Wash. .
For further information , contact SBA_Regional Offices in Atlanta , Ga. ; Boston , Mass. ; Chicago , Ill. ; Cleveland , Ohio ; Dallas , Tex. ; Denver , Colo. ; Detroit , Mich. ; Kansas_City , Mo. ; Los_Angeles , Calif. ; Minneapolis , Minn. ; New_York , N.Y. ; Philadelphia , Pa. ; Richmond , Va. ; San_Francisco , Calif. ; and Seattle , Wash. .
For further information , contact the Bank_for_Cooperatives serving the region , or the Farm_Credit_Administration , Research_and_Information_Division , Washington 25 , D.C. .
Synonyms reach contact get_hold_of get_through Related Terms communicate raise ping ping liaison3. contact [ n ] the act of touching physically
Examples:
"her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
When the front knee is straight and locked , allow it to bend again until you feel the bar come lightly into contact with the sides of the Power_Stands .
(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)
Continuous motion of the arc contact area at the anode by flow or magnetic_forces .
Synonyms contact contacting Related Terms touch laying_on foul snick rub fair_ball touch4. contact [ n ] the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
Examples: : "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid"
(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)
If the patient can perceive figure kinesthetically when he cannot perceive it visually , then , it would seem , the sense_of_touch has immediate contact with the spatial aspects of things in_independence_of visual representations , at_least in regard_to two dimensions , and , as we shall see , even this much spatial awareness on_the_part_of unaided touch is denied by the authors .
Synonyms contact Related Terms connection tangency osculation touch5. contact [ n ] the physical coming together of two or more things
Examples:
"contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
He was dead before his body made contact with the floor .
Synonyms impinging contact striking Related Terms happening impact touch collision flick engagement hit6. contact [ n ] a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Examples:
"they forget to solder the contacts"
(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)
An isotropic resonance shift of **f to lower applied fields indicates a weak isotropic hyperfine contact interaction .
Synonyms contact tangency Related Terms junction terminal short_circuit electrical_contact distributor_point p-n_junction tread wiper sound_bow short_circuit electronics7. contact [ n ] a channel for communication between groups
Examples:
"he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
Pat had contacts all_over the labor_movement .
Synonyms liaison contact inter-group_communication link Related Terms channel reach8. contact [ n ] a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
Examples:
"he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
He also met Count_Rumford ( born Benjamin_Thompson in Woburn,_Mass . ) who was then serving the Elector_of_Bavaria , and the physicist Ritter ; these were Oersted 's main contacts in science .
Synonyms contact middleman Related Terms representative9. contact [ v ] be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Examples:
"The two buildings touch"
"Their hands touched"
"The wire must not contact the metal cover"
"The surfaces contact at this point"
10. contact [ n ] a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Synonyms contact contact_lens Related Terms lens11. contact [ n ] a communicative interaction
Examples:
"the pilot made contact with the base"
"he got in touch with his colleagues"
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