uncontacted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkɒntæktɪd/
- The two surfaces must stay uncontacted until the adhesive dries completely.
Examples
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Please keep the metal parts uncontacted to avoid accidental short circuits.
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The technician ensured the wires remained uncontacted during the repair process.
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The uncontacted tribe lives deep in the Amazon rainforest.
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Many areas remain uncontacted by modern civilization.
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The technician ensured the wires remained uncontacted during the repair process.
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Please keep the metal parts uncontacted to avoid accidental short circuits.
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The two surfaces must stay uncontacted until the adhesive dries completely.
Synonyms
A house that stands alone and is not joined to other houses
Not joined or linked to something else
Placed apart so they are not next to each other
Not joined to something it was attached to before
Not involving physical touch between people or objects
Made of separate parts that do not touch each other
Separated so parts are not connected anymore
Not connected to another thing, like a beam or wire
Not together with other people, kept apart from them
Not physically connected or locked so parts can move apart
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncontacted = contacted (transparent) = un + contact + ed
The adjective is formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'contacted' and the physical sense 'not touching' is a regular negation of 'contacted'.
Etymology
The word uncontacted comes from un- 'not' and contact 'touch', so it can mean things that do not touch. Picture two wires or surfaces kept apart so they do not meet; that is what uncontacted means when something is physically separated.