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contact

contact

74 5.6
A thin lens worn directly on the eye to correct vision
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒntækt/
: lente de contacto
  • So I do wear desio contacts in innocent white.
  • a contact lens

I'm most likely going to take these contacts out and wear my glasses.

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Examples

  • OK, guys, so I took out my contacts because my eyes were burning.

  • I'm most likely going to take these contacts out and wear my glasses.

  • And that contact fell out yesterday, last night.

  • When I reach you outside without my contact, then I can not recognize you.

  • Oh, damn, I lost a contact.

  • These are the best contacts I have ever tried.

  • With contact lenses, of course.

  • Except I've gotta take my contact lenses out.

  • In my mid-thirties, then, contact lenses gave me presbyopia, which is associated with middle age.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I can't see clearly without my contact lens.

Synonyms

contact lens
vscontact
12 2.5

A thin lens you wear on your eye to help you see

focuses on correcting vision and delivering medication rather than technological use

Idioms

Plans often change when they face real problems

Compounds

122 2.5

Looking directly into another person's eyes to show attention or feeling

Touch between people or between a person and an object

12 2.5

A thin lens you wear on your eye to help you see

11 3.4

A sport in which players often touch or hit each other, for example rugby

contact dermatitis
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Red, itchy skin caused by touching something that hurts the skin

A method for reaching or talking to someone

electrical contact
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A point or surface that lets electricity flow from one part to another

contact print
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size

contact microphone
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A small device that touches an object to record its vibrations

contact mike
  • Specialized
7.5

A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window

contact arm
  • Specialized
8.2

A metal piece that turns to touch different contact points and connect circuits

8.9

A small electronic part that lets electricity flow in one direction when a metal point touches a crystal

Surface Forms

contact singular
contacts plural

Etymology

Contact comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tangere 'to touch', so it means 'touching together'; a contact lens is called that because it actually 'touches' the eye.