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  • 1contact — noun /ˈkɒntækt / (say kontakt) 1. the state or fact of touching; a touching or meeting of bodies. 2. immediate proximity or association. 3. Electricity the moving part of a switch or relay which completes and breaks the circuit. 4. Mathematics a… …

  • 2contact — [[t]kɒ̱ntækt[/t]] ♦♦ contacts, contacting, contacted 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft N with/between n Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly. Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in… …

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  • 3Macassan contact with Australia — Macassan trepangers from the southwest corner of Sulawesi (formerly Cele bes) visited the coast of northern Australia for hundreds of years to fish for trepang (also known as sea cucumber or sandfish ), a marine invertebrate prized for its… …

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  • 4Makassan contact with Australia — A Macassan wooden sailing vessel or prau. Macassan or more correctly Makassar trepangers from the southwest corner of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) visited the coast of northern Australia for hundreds of years to process trepang (also known as sea… …

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  • 5Contact mechanics — Continuum mechanics …

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  • 6Contact hypothesis — In criminology, psychology, and sociology, the contact hypothesis has been described as one of the best ways to improve relations among groups that are experiencing conflict.[1][2] Gordon W. Allport (1954) is often credited with the development… …

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  • 7contact — 1 noun 1 COMMUNICATION (U) communication with a person, organization, country etc (+ with): He s not had any contact with his son for months. (+ between): There is very little contact between the two tribes. | be/get/stay in contact (with): We… …

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  • 8Contact (film) — Contact Directed by Robert Zemeckis Produced by Robert Zemeckis Steve Starkey …

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  • 9Contact juggling — is a form of object manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects such as balls in contact with the body. Although often used in conjunction with toss juggling , it differs in that it involves the rolling of one or more objects without… …

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  • 10Magic (paranormal) — For related ideas, see Magic (disambiguation). Magia redirects here. For other uses, see Magia (disambiguation). Magical redirects here. For the song, see Magical (song). Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse Magic …

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