| 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 |
| electrical work | the craft of an electrician |
electrotherapy
galvanism
electric healing
electrical healing | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) |
electric shock
electrical shock
shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body, subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response, electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
capacitor
capacitance
condenser electrical condenser | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge |
circuit
electrical circuit
electric circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
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 |
distributor
distributer
electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence |
| electrical cable | a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| electrical converter | converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa |
| electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
| electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
fuse electrical fuse
safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
relay
electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
shunt electrical shunt
bypass | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current |
switch electric switch
electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
wall socket
wall plug
electric outlet
electrical outlet
outlet electric receptacle | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
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 |
electrical engineering
EE | the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication |
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 |
| electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity |
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 |
| electrical engineer | a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity |
capacitance
electrical capacity
capacity | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored |
elastance
electrical elastance | the reciprocal of capacitance |
| electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity |
electrical power
electric power
wattage | the product of voltage and current |
| electricity electrical energy | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor, they built a car that runs on electricity |
| electrical line of force | a line of force in an electrical field |
electric resistance
electrical resistance
impedance
resistance resistivity
ohmic resistance | a material's opposition to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms |
| electrical conduction | the passage of electricity through a conductor |
| electrical disturbance | electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters) |
thunderstorm
electrical storm
electric storm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents, heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
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 |