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connection vs contact

contact vs connection

connection and contact both are nouns.

connection is not a verb while contact is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
connection Yes No No No
contact Yes No Yes No
As nouns, contact is a hyponym of connection; that is, contact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than connection:
  • connection: the state of being connected
  • contact: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
Other hyponyms of connection include concatenation, interconnectedness, interconnection, coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness.
connection (noun) contact (noun)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) the act of touching physically
shifting from one form of transportation to another close interaction
an instrumentality that connects (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
a supplier (especially of narcotics) a channel for communication between groups
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) a communicative interaction
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) the physical coming together of two or more things
a connecting shape a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
the state of being connected the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
connection (verb) contact (verb)
be in or establish communication with
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Difference between connection and contact

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