| 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 |
| packing backpacking | carrying something in a pack on the back, the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
packing
boxing | the enclosure of something in a package or box |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
| packaging | the business of packing, his business is packaging for transport |
meatpacking
meat packing
meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
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 |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| packaging | material used to make packages |
| packing box packing case | a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage |
packinghouse
packing plant | a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products |
| packing needle | a large needle used to sew up canvas packages |
stuffing box
packing box | a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal |
stuffing nut
packing nut | a nut used to tighten a stuffing box |
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 |
density
denseness | the amount per unit size |
vapor density
vapour density | the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen |
| concentration density denseness tightness compactness | the spatial property of being crowded together |
flux density
flux | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area |
optical density
transmission density
photographic density
absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
| rarity tenuity low density | a rarified quality, the tenuity of the upper atmosphere |
| relative density | the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard |
magnetic field strength
magnetic intensity
magnetic induction
magnetic flux density | the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow |
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 |
promotion
publicity
promotional material
packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution, the packaging of new ideas |
| 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 |
packaging company
packaging concern | a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage |
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 |
| flux density unit | a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area |
| 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 |
high-density lipoprotein
HDL
alpha-lipoprotein | a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood, composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol, high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis |
low-density lipoprotein
LDL
beta-lipoprotein | a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood, composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol, high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis |
packing material
packing
wadding | any material used especially to protect something |
very low density lipoprotein
VLDL | large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides, VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL |
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 |
dismiss send packing
send away drop | stop associating with, They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock |
| low-density(a) | having low concentration, low-density urban areas |
| low-density(p) | having low relative density or specific gravity |