| 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 |
practice
pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
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 |
design
pattern
figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
fret Greek fret
Greek key
key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
| herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
willowware
willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
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 |
| inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
convention
normal
pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody
tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
blueprint
design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form
shape
pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
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 |
radiation pattern
radiation diagram
pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
| intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm
rhythmic pattern
prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
| accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
| 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 |
traffic pattern
approach pattern
pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
| holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
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 |
| holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
| 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 |
male-patterned baldness
male pattern baldness | loss of hair on the crown of the head |
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 |
| pattern-bomb | bomb in certain patterns |
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 |
| model pattern | plan or create according to a model or models |
| fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference |
| pattern | form a pattern, These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before |