Hyphenation of contact

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contact? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tact

Definitions of contact:

1.	Close interaction They kept in daily contact They claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
2.	The act of touching physically Her fingers came in contact with the light switch
3.	The state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity Litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid
4.	The physical coming together of two or more things Contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
5.	A person who is in a position to give you special assistance He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor
6.	A channel for communication between groups He provided a liaison with the guerrillas
7.	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact They forget to solder the contacts
8.	A communicative interaction The pilot made contact with the base He got in touch with his colleagues
9.	A thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
10.	Be in or establish communication with Our advertisements reach millions He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
11.	Be in direct physical contact with Make contact The two buildings touch Their hands touched The wire must not contact the metal cover The surfaces contact at this point

Synonyms of contact:

noun	interaction
noun	connection, link, connectedness
noun	touch, touching
noun	impinging, striking, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	middleman, representative
noun	liaison, link, inter-group communication, channel, communication channel, line
noun	tangency, junction, conjunction
noun	touch, communication, communicating
noun	contact lens, lens, lense, lens system
verb	reach, get through, get hold of, communicate, intercommunicate
verb	touch, adjoin, meet

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.