| 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 |
adjustable wrench
adjustable spanner | can be changed to different settings |
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
| Beckman thermometer | a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature |
| candy thermometer | a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking |
| Centigrade thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade |
clinical thermometer
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
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 |
| dry-bulb thermometer | an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb, used to measure the air temperature |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| Fahrenheit thermometer | a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit |
gas thermometer
air thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume |
| maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
| meat thermometer | a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source), used to measure how well done the meat is |
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube |
| oven thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven |
| Reaumur thermometer | an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur |
resistance thermometer
platinum thermometer | thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire |
| reversing thermometer | a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters |
| selfegistering thermometer | a thermometer that records the temperature automatically |
thermoelectric thermometer
thermel
electric thermometer | a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature |
| thermometer | measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
| wet-bulb thermometer | a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin, used in a psychrometer to measure humidity |
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 |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| contact dermatitis | a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy) |
| contact | the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity, litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid |
reach
get through
get hold of
contact | be in or establish communication with, Our advertisements reach millions, He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia |
touch adjoin meet
contact | 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 |
| fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference |
| adjustable | capable of being regulated, adjustable interest rates |
| adjustable | capable of being changed so as to match or fit, adjustable seat belts |