interaction - a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

brush - contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

eye contact - contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"

placement - contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"

connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

osculation - (mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent

tangency - the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing

touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

wipe, rub - the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

fair ball - (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

snick - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat

laying on - the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger"

happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

collision, hit - (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

interlocking, meshing, mesh, engagement - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"

impact - the striking of one body against another

touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air"

representative - a person who represents others

communication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"

breaker point, distributor point, point - a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs

electrical contact - contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another

junction, conjunction - something that joins or connects

p-n junction - the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"

short circuit, short - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

sound bow - contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes

terminal, pole - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

tread - the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

contact arm, wiper arm, wiper - contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

ping - send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"

ping - contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"

raise - establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

scratch, fray, rub, chafe, fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

attach - be attached; be in contact with

hug - fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds"

butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

border, surround, skirt - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"

lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

converge, meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"