contacting
present participle of contact
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tact, n. Etym: [L. contactus, fr. contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See Contingent.]
1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction.
3. (Mining)
Definition: The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock. Raymond. Contact level, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with each other;
– used in precise determinations of lengths and in the accurate graduation of instruments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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