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noncontact

noncontact

1 5.7
Avoiding physical touch between people, often used in sports or hospitals
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈkɒntækt/
: no contacto
  • A red laser beam augments the 70° field-of-view lens system of the Thermal ELS noncontact heat scanner.
  • noncontact sports
  • noncontact injuries
  • noncontact ultrasound

Examples

  • Retina Systems Inc. of Seymour, Conn., a manufacturer of high-speed, noncontact vision inspection systems, decided to add an innovative feature to its units.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Measurement methods can be broken down into two categories: contact stylus and noncontact optical.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Athletes playing contact sports showed less character, while those who competed in noncontact sports had the largest number of the highest mean character scores.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Other studies suggest that noncontact injuries are associated with poor conditioning, and improved conditioning reduces injury.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Bass and Noelker (1987) found that predictors of contact or noncontact differ substantially from predictors of the type and amount of services used.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Engineers previously developed noncontact ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) systems that must operate in close proximity to the object under examination.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In noncontact sports like tennis, players must rely on skill rather than physical aggression.

  • Healthcare providers are increasingly using noncontact methods to monitor patients' vital signs.

  • The training session focused on noncontact techniques to minimize the risk of injury.

Antonyms

334 1.0

Physical touching between people or things

How Physical

contact
334 1.0
noncontact
1 5.7

Surface Forms

noncontact singular
noncontacts plural

Morphology

noncontact = contact (transparent) = non + contact

The word is a straightforward negated form of 'contact', and its meaning can be readily inferred from the base plus the negative prefix.

Etymology

The word noncontact is made of non-, meaning 'not', and contact, meaning 'touch'. It names the idea or practice of avoiding physical touch, for example in sports, hospitals, or delivery services.