| contact | close interaction, they kept in daily contact, they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings |
| eye contact | contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other, a teacher should make eye contact with the students |
contact
physical contact | the act of touching physically, her fingers came in contact with the light switch |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
| number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
contact
tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact, they forget to solder the contacts |
| contact contact lens | a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication |
| contact print | a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative |
driver
number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| number | an item of merchandise offered for sale, she preferred the black nylon number, this sweater is an all-wool number |
| number cruncher | a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second |
wiper wiper arm
contact arm | contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet |
| number | a clothing measurement, a number shoe |
number
figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
counterpart
opposite number
vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
pagination
folio page number
paging | the system of numbering pages |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| number | the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural), in English the subject and the verb must agree in number |
| number identification number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification, she refused to give them her Social Security number |
bank identification number
BIN
ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
license number
registration number | the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it |
| Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
phone number
telephone number
number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |
| random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
issue
number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
index index number
indicant
indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
numeral
number | a symbol used to represent a number, he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
numeration system
number system
number representation system
system of numeration | any notation for the representation of numbers |
binary numeration system
pure binary numeration system
binary number system
binary system | a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two |
octal numeration system
octal number system | a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight |
decimal numeration system
decimal number system
decimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten |
duodecimal number system
duodecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve |
hexadecimal number system
sexadecimal number system
hexadecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen |
call mark
call number
pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book, used to indicate shelf location |
| eye contact | a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication, it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave |
personal identification number
PIN
PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts |
act routine number turn
bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
| contact touch | a communicative interaction, the pilot made contact with the base, he got in touch with his colleagues |
contact
impinging
striking | the physical coming together of two or more things, contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull |
| number | a select company of people, I hope to become one of their number before I die |
| box number | a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent |
post-office box number
PO box number
PO Box No
box number | the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected |
| number one | a reference to yourself or myself etc., `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first |
| number cruncher | someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations |
contact
middleman | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance, he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor |
has-been
back-number | someone who is no longer popular |
| number theorist | a mathematician specializing in number theory |
catalysis
contact action | acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction, of the topcommodity chemicals,are created directly by catalysis and another are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced |
octane number
octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline |