touching vs contact

touching and contact both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
touching	Yes	Yes	No	No
contact	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, contact is a hyponym of touching; that is, contact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touching:

As nouns, contact is a hypernym of touching; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than touching:

Other hypernyms of touching include impinging, striking.

touching (noun)	contact (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	the act of touching physically
the event of something coming in contact with the body	close interaction
	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
	a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
	a channel for communication between groups
	a communicative interaction
	the physical coming together of two or more things
	a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
	the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

touching (adjective)	contact (adjective)
arousing affect

touching (verb)	contact (verb)
	be in or establish communication with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact