contact vs connection
connection vs contactcontact and connection both are nouns.
contact is a verb but connection is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contact | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| connection | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
connection is a hypernym of
contact; that is, connection is a
word with a broader meaning than contact:
- contact: the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- connection: the state of being connected
Other hypernyms of contact include
connectedness, link.
| contact (noun) | connection (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of touching physically | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) |
| close interaction | shifting from one form of transportation to another |
| (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact | an instrumentality that connects |
| a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination |
| a channel for communication between groups | a supplier (especially of narcotics) |
| a communicative interaction | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) |
| the physical coming together of two or more things | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |
| a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | a connecting shape |
| the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity | the state of being connected |
| contact (verb) | connection (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in or establish communication with | |
| be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
Words related to "contact"
- abut
- adhere
- adjoin
- attach
- border
- breaker point
- brush
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- chafe
- channel
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collision
- communicate
- communicating
- communication
- communication channel
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- contact arm
- contact lens
- converge
- cover
- distributor point
- drop a line
- edge
- electrical contact
- electronics
- engagement
- environ
- eye contact
- fair ball
- flick
- fray
- fret
- get hold of
- get through
- happening
- hit
- hug
- impact
- impinging
- inter-group communication
- interaction
- intercommunicate
- interlocking
- junction
- laying on
- lean against
- lean on
- lens
- lens system
- lense
- liaison
- line
- link
- march
- meet
- mesh
- meshing
- middleman
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- osculation
- p-n junction
- physical contact
- ping
- placement
- point
- pole
- raise
- reach
- representative
- rest on
- ring
- rub
- scratch
- short
- short circuit
- skirt
- snick
- sound bow
- spread over
- stick
- striking
- surround
- tangency
- terminal
- touch
- touching
- tread
- wipe
- wiper
- wiper arm
- write
Words related to "connection"
- acquaintance
- adjunction
- alliance
- approximation
- articulation
- association
- attachment
- backbone
- bond
- bridge
- bringing close together
- change of integrity
- coherence
- coherency
- cohesion
- cohesiveness
- colligation
- coming upon
- communication
- concatenation
- conjunction
- connect
- connected
- connectedness
- connecter
- connective
- connector
- connexion
- contact
- convergence
- convergency
- converging
- conveyance
- coupling
- earth
- encounter
- fastening
- form
- friend
- ground
- hit
- hitch
- hookup
- instrumentality
- instrumentation
- interconnectedness
- interconnection
- intersection
- involvement
- join
- joining
- joint
- jumper
- junction
- juncture
- line
- link
- linkage
- means
- memory
- narcotic
- node
- patch
- phone line
- plural
- plural form
- provider
- relatedness
- relation
- relevance
- relevancy
- remembering
- series
- shape
- slip ring
- subscriber line
- supplier
- telephone circuit
- telephone line
- temporary hookup
- transfer
- transferral
- transport
- transportation
- unconnected
- unification
- union
- yoke
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