Hyphenation of contact

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contact? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tact

Definitions of contact:

1.
Close interaction
They kept in daily contact They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
2.
The act of touching physically
Her fingers came in contact with the light switch
3.
The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
4.
The physical coming together of two or more things
Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
5.
A person who is in a position to give you special assistance
He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
6.
A channel for communication between groups
He provided a liaison with the guerrillas
7.
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
They forget to solder the contacts
8.
A communicative interaction
The pilot made contact with the base He got in touch with his colleagues
9.
A thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
10.
Be in or establish communication with
Our advertisements reach millions He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
11.
Be in direct physical contact with
Make contact The two buildings touch Their hands touched The wire must not contact the metal cover The surfaces contact at this point

Synonyms of contact:

noun interaction
noun connection, link, connectedness
noun touch, touching
noun impinging, striking, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun middleman, representative
noun liaison, link, inter-group communication, channel, communication channel, line
noun tangency, junction, conjunction
noun touch, communication, communicating
nouncontact lens, lens, lense, lens system
verb reach, get through, get hold of, communicate, intercommunicate
verb touch, adjoin, meet

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